Dictionary entry details
• INFLAME (verb)
Meaning:
Cause inflammation in
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
Hypernyms (to "inflame" is one way to...):
aggravate; exacerbate; exasperate; worsen (make worse)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Catch fire
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
kindle; inflame
Context example:
The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
Hypernyms (to "inflame" is one way to...):
flare up (ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Cause to start burning
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
conflagrate; enkindle; kindle; inflame
Context example:
The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
Hypernyms (to "inflame" is one way to...):
ignite; light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "inflame"):
rekindle (kindle anew, as of a fire)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Arouse or excite feelings and passions
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
fire up; stir up; wake; ignite; heat; inflame
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "inflame" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "inflame"):
ferment (work up into agitation or excitement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become inflamed; get sore
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
His throat inflamed
Hypernyms (to "inflame" is one way to...):
decline; worsen (grow worse)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
