inflame

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈfleɪm/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈfleɪm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make someone very angry or excited

His rude remarks inflamed the audience.

R

to make a problem or situation worse

The media coverage inflamed the situation.

translation

v. to make someone very angry or excited; to make a problem or situation worse

Word Forms

3rd Present inflames
Past inflamed
Perfect inflamed
Progressive inflaming