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Meaning of inflame

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  inflame
      v 1: cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her
           joint"
      2: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled,
         spreading the flames for miles" [syn: {kindle}, {inflame}]
      3: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with
         oranges and reds" [syn: {kindle}, {enkindle}, {conflagrate},
         {inflame}]
      4: 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" [syn: {inflame}, {stir up}, {wake},
         {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
      5: become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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