variants
or less commonly enflame
inflamed also enflamed; inflaming also enflaming
1
a
: to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling
especially
: to make angry
b
: to make more heated or violent : intensify
insults served 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)
1
: to burst into flame
2
: to become excited or angered
3
: to become affected with inflammation
inflamer
noun
Examples of inflame in a Sentence
His angry speech inflamed the mob.
ideas that inflame the imagination
His comments have inflamed an already tense situation.
inflaming the passions of the mob
a chemical that can inflame the skin
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And of course, politicians were more than happy to inflame these divisions to help spirit them into office.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Making further concessions on undocumented workers already in the country would likely further inflame that crowd.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Further inflaming religious divides in Syria has been intervention by Israel in the conflict.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 31 July 2025
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
And of course, politicians were more than happy to inflame these divisions to help spirit them into office.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Making further concessions on undocumented workers already in the country would likely further inflame that crowd.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
Further inflaming religious divides in Syria has been intervention by Israel in the conflict.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for inflame
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“Inflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflame. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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inflame
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in·flame
in-ˈflām 
inflamed; inflaming
: to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue)
inflame the sinuses
: to become affected with inflammation
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