Inflame
Inflame , transitive verb
[Old English enflamen, Old French enflamer, French enflammer, Latin inflammare, inflammatum; pref. in- in + flammare to flame, from flamma flame. See Flame.]
1.
To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
We should have made retreat
By light of the inflamed fleet.
2.
Figuratively: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
Though more, it seems,
Inflamed with lust than rage.
But, O inflame and fire our hearts.
3.
To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
It will inflame you; it will make you mad.
4.
(Medicine) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
5.
To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. [Obsolete]
A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes.
Inflame , intransitive verb
To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. — Wiseman