Synonyms for inflame
ɪnˈfleɪmin·flame

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1. inflameverb

   Synonyms:
   arouse, excite, enrage, incense, fire, irritate, anger, exasperate, provoke, kindle

2. inflameverb

   To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.

   Synonyms:
   provoke, incense, exasperate, anger, kindle, arouse, enrage, fire, irritate, excite

3. inflameverb

   To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.

   Synonyms:
   exasperate, anger, provoke, enrage, excite, irritate, fire, kindle, incense, arouse

4. inflameverb

   To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.

   Synonyms:
   anger, enrage, provoke, irritate, exasperate, excite, arouse, kindle, incense, fire

5. inflameverb

   To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.

   Synonyms:
   irritate, excite, provoke, fire, anger, enrage, arouse, kindle, incense, exasperate

6. inflameverb

   To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.

   Synonyms:
   excite, fire, anger, enrage, kindle, irritate, arouse, incense, provoke, exasperate

7. inflameverb

   To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.

   Synonyms:
   enrage, anger, irritate, incense, fire, arouse, kindle, provoke, excite, exasperate

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1. inflame

   Synonyms:
   fire, kindle, excite, rouse, fan, incense, madden, infuriate, exasperate, irritate, imbitter, auger, enrage

   Antonyms:
   quench, extinguish, allay, cool, pacify, quiet

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1. inflameverb

   cause inflammation in

   "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, enkindle, wake, fire up, heat, conflagrate, ignite, stir up

2. kindle, inflameverb

   catch fire

   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, enkindle, arouse, fire up, fire, heat, raise, evoke, wake, stir up, conflagrate, ignite, provoke, elicit

3. kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflameverb

   cause to start burning

   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, fire up, catch fire, provoke, ignite, wake, arouse, enkindle, stir up, evoke, erupt, elicit, conflagrate, combust, raise, take fire, fire, heat

4. inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire upverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   shake up, come alive, incite, arouse, awake, heat, commove, agitate, raise up, wake up, light up, wake, catch fire, instigate, conflagrate, combust, rouse, fire up, kindle, set off, waken, erupt, hot up, awaken, ignite, take fire, stir up, foment, vex, heat up, light, disturb, enkindle

5. inflameverb

   become inflamed; get sore

   "His throat inflamed"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, enkindle, wake, fire up, heat, conflagrate, ignite, stir up

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1. inflameverb

   Synonyms:
   excite, stimulate, enkindle, incite, fire, rouse, arouse, animate, inspirit, set on, work up, stir up

2. inflameverb

   Synonyms:
   exasperate, irritate, nettle, provoke, anger, enrage, incense, madden, infuriate

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1. List of paraphrases for "inflame":

   ignite, exacerbate, aggravate

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How to use inflame in a sentence?

1. Secretary Carter:

   The result of this kind of action will inevitably, simply be to inflame the civil war in Syria.

2. Jeb Bush:

   Donald Trump is wrong on this, donald Trump's doing this. Donald Trump's not Donald Trump. Don't think Donald Trump thinks every Mexican crossing the border is a rapist. Donald Trump's doing this to inflame and incite and to draw attention, which seems to be Donald Trump organizing principle of Donald Trump campaign.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   By decluttering our mind we can liberate mental forces that can inflame inspiring sparks of creativity. A singular flash or a particular flair on an unusual day can arouse a flood of stimulating thoughts. When we take ourselves off guard and our mind-set by surprise we can stir an array of inventive ideas. ("A flair of inspiration" )

4. Garry McCarthy:

   We had a couple police shootings after Ferguson and in almost every case we saw people protesting and in some cases trying to inflame the situation by putting out bad information. So it became really clear that we had to get better and quicker at putting out good information.

5. Robert Hutchins:

   Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.