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- the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor
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- a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can
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- douse
- (also dowse),
- extinguish,
- put out,
- quench,
- snuff (out)
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'Inflame': Fired with Anger
'Inflame': Fired with Anger
Why doesn't it mean "to set on fire"?
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The first known use of inflame was in the 14th century
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