inflame

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
3. (transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
4. (transitive) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of.
5. To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
6. (intransitive) To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.

Concepts

enflammer

allumer

rallumer

brûler

chaleur

attiser

incendier

passionner

bruler

cramer

Synonymes

kindle

excite

ignite

stir up

heat

provoke

conflagrate

stimulate

incite

light

arouse

fire up

burn

impassion

catch fire

enkindle

spark

wake

aggravate

combust

agitate

set on fire

inflammation

exacerbate

take fire

turn on

foment

light up

stir

become inflamed

burst into flame

nettle

overheat

painful

pique

rankle

recreate

rile

sex

👉👌

stampede

strike

swell

swell up

switch on

think

🤔

titillate

vex

whet

worsen

ache

Traductions

incendiare

inflamar

infiammare

anzünden

encender

entflammen

entzünden

inflamar

accendere

ερεθίζω

entflamme

aufpeitschen

ألهب

aufregen

erzürnen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈfleɪm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: inflammen

In summary

From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen, from Old French enflammer (“to inflame”), from Latin inflammō (“to kindle, set on fire”, verb), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”), equivalent to in- + flame.