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Synonyms for inflame

Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-fleym
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfleɪm

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Définition of inflame

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to set on fire with passion," from Latin inflammare "to set on fire, kindle," figuratively "to rouse, excite," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + flammare "to flame," from flamma "flame" (see flame (n.)). Literal sense of "to cause to burn" first recorded in English late 14c.
  • verb anger, aggravate
Example sentences :
  • If it were poetry, "did it touch the heart, or inflame the imagination?"
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Pitt then deprecated the effort to inflame the insular pride of Irishmen.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose
  • But there were more serious things to inflame the temper of the North.
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various
  • They employed all their skill to inflame the passions of the majority.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • Tonight be it your care to fascinate Josephas senses and inflame her heart.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor » by Various
  • Would not any other be the same, with so much to inflame the passions of men?
  • Extract from : « The Phantom Ship » by Frederick Marryat
  • The leaves are so acrid as to irritate and inflame the skin, if much handled.
  • Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr
  • I replied, that all I could do was not to inflame them; but God alone could appease them.
  • Extract from : « Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) » by John Henry Newman
  • Opposition may inflame the enthusiast, but never converts him.
  • Extract from : « Love and Intrigue » by Friedrich Schiller
  • I could kill you, of course; but that would only inflame her.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 » by Various

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