inflame

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verb

1. cause inflammation in (Freq. 2)
- The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
• Derivationally related forms:
inflammatory, inflammation
• Hypernyms:
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. catch fire
- The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
• Syn:
kindle
• Derivationally related forms:
inflammation, kindling (for: kindle)
• Hypernyms:
flare up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. cause to start burning
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
• Syn:
kindle, enkindle, conflagrate
• Derivationally related forms:
inflammation
• Hypernyms:
ignite, light
• Hyponyms:
rekindle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. arouse or excite feelings and passions
- The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
- The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
- Wake old feelings of hatred
• Syn:
stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
• Derivationally related forms:
heat (for: heat), inflammatory, inflammation, inflaming
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
ferment
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. become inflamed;
get sore
- His throat inflamed
• Derivationally related forms:
inflammatory, inflammation
• Hypernyms:
worsen, decline
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up, kindle, enkindle, conflagrate