enflame
verb
en·flame
less common spelling of inflame
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
Examples of enflame in a Sentence
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Hollywood these days feels really fearful of enflaming conservative ire.
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David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The killing of the Turning Point USA co-founder has enflamed social media and cable news shows in recent days, with both Republicans and Democrats blaming one another for a growing trend of political violence and toxic discourse.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, your erotic desire may become enflamed.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This is part of the GOP's plot to keep the rubes enflamed while the party continues to cut taxes for the billionaires and sets its sights on Social Security and Medicare.
—Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
Others laws have enflamed fears of censorship, too.
—Douglas Soule, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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
Lower rates would generate lower revenues in the short term for sure, and the curtailing of the exemptions would enflame classes of owners that have counted on and in many cases lobbied for their benefit.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2023
The decisions clear the Whitmer's campaign of formal wrongdoing on two hot-button political issues and are sure to enflame her GOP opponents.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2021
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David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The killing of the Turning Point USA co-founder has enflamed social media and cable news shows in recent days, with both Republicans and Democrats blaming one another for a growing trend of political violence and toxic discourse.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, your erotic desire may become enflamed.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This is part of the GOP's plot to keep the rubes enflamed while the party continues to cut taxes for the billionaires and sets its sights on Social Security and Medicare.
—Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
Others laws have enflamed fears of censorship, too.
—Douglas Soule, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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
Lower rates would generate lower revenues in the short term for sure, and the curtailing of the exemptions would enflame classes of owners that have counted on and in many cases lobbied for their benefit.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2023
The decisions clear the Whitmer's campaign of formal wrongdoing on two hot-button political issues and are sure to enflame her GOP opponents.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2021
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“Enflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enflame. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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