Definition of: inflame

(in·flām′) v. ·flamed, ·flam·ing v.i.
1. To set on fire; kindle.
2. To excite to violent emotion or activity; arouse the fury of.
3. To excite or make more intense, as anger or lust.
4. To make red or florid, as with rage.
5. To cause inflammation in; heat morbidly.
—v.i.
6. To catch fire; burst into flame.
7. To become excited or aroused.
8. To become inflamed by infection, etc. See synonyms under INCENSE¹. [<OF enflammer <L inflammare <in- in + flammare flame <flamma flame]
—in·flam′er noun