verb [VN] (written)
1 to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or in a group of people:
His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country. * Her defiance inflamed his jealousy yet further. * The latest revelations are set to inflame public opinion still further.
2 to make a situation worse or more difficult to deal with:
The situation was further inflamed by the arrival of the security forces.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for inflame is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does inflame appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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