enflame

verb

en·​flame

less common spelling of inflame

transitive verb

1

a

: to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling

especially : to make angry

His speech inflamed the mob.

b

: to make more active, heated, or violent : intensify

inflame the imagination

insults serving only to inflame the feud

2

: to set on fire : kindle

3

: to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement

a face inflamed with passion

4

: to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue)

intransitive verb

1

: to burst into flame

2

: to become excited or angered

3

: to become affected with inflammation

Examples of enflame in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, your erotic desire may become enflamed. — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025

These dangerous actions only serve to further enflame tensions and further disrupt global supply chains. — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

Lee’s death has further enflamed debate over public safety in San Francisco and its moribund downtown, which has not yet bounced back from the pandemic. — Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023

Hollywood these days feels really fearful of enflaming conservative ire. — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for enflame

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe