meaning of inflame2
1. To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
2. Fig. : To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
3. To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
4. To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
5. To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
6. To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.
7. become inflamed; get sore; "His throat
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