1. (

• inflame ,

) cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" ;

2. (

• kindle ,
• inflame ,

) catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" ;

3. (

• kindle ,
• enkindle ,
• conflagrate ,
• inflame

) cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" ;

4. (

• inflame ,
• stir_up ,
• wake ,
• ignite ,
• heat ,
• fire_up

) arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" ;

5. (

• inflame

) become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed" ;

1. (

• inflamed

) resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; "eyes inflamed with crying" ;

2. (

• ablaze ,
• inflamed ,
• reddened

) lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" ;

3. (

• inflamed

) adorned with tongues of flame ;