Main Entry:: in·flame
Variant(s):: also en·flame \in-ˈflām\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: in·flamed also en·flamed; in·flam·ing also en·flam·ing
Etymology:: Middle English enflamen, from Anglo-French enflamer, from Latin inflammare, from in- + flamma flame
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1 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 : kindle3: to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement <a face inflamed with passion>4: to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue)intransitive verb1: to burst into flame2: to become excited or angered3: to become affected with inflammation

— in·flam·er noun

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