- (v.t.) To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
- (v.t.) To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
- (v.t.) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
- (v.i.) To grow morbidly hot, congested or painful; to become angry or incensed.
- (v.t.) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame or glow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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