The meaning of Inflame

verb

Cause (a machine or device) to operate.

Usage examples:

The pendulum actuates an electrical switch

verb

Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.

Usage examples:

Military action would only aggravate the situation

verb

To make something bad worse

Usage examples:

Road repair work has aggravated the problem of traffic congestion., it really aggravates me when th…

verb

Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

The thought of questioning toby agitated him extremely

verb

To argue energetically, esp. in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change

Usage examples:

Telephone companies began to agitate for permission to compete in long distance services., any ment…

verb

Bring to life.

Usage examples:

Prometheus stole fire from heaven to animate his clay men

adjective

Alive or having life.

Usage examples:

Gods in a wide variety of forms, both animate and inanimate

verb

To cause someone or something to be more active or full of life

Usage examples:

He knows exactly what to say to animate a crowd.

verb

Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).

Usage examples:

Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions

noun

A competition.

Usage examples:

Meanwhile, janelle tells susan about the new car she's thinking of buying to drive bree to the spel…

verb

Play music as an accompaniment, especially in jazz or blues.

Usage examples:

He comps with an open, jangly sound

adjective

Short for composite.

verb

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Usage examples:

The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem

verb

To make something that is already bad worse

Usage examples:

Her allergy was exacerbated by the dust.

noun

A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.

Usage examples:

His house was destroyed by fire

verb

Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile).

Usage examples:

He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners

noun

The state of burning, or a burning mass of material

Usage examples:

[ u ] the factory had to be closed because the risk of fire was too great., [ c ] there have been a…

verb

Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

Usage examples:

They accused him of fomenting political unrest

verb

To cause something bad or illegal to develop

Usage examples:

To foment revolution

verb

Catch fire or cause to catch fire.

Usage examples:

Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites

verb

To start burning, or to cause something to start burning

Usage examples:

[ t ] the forest fire began when a spark from a campfire ignited some dry grass nearby., [ t ] fig.…

verb

Encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour).

Usage examples:

They conspired to incite riots

verb

Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

Usage examples:

His philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists

verb

Serve as the inciting cause of

verb

Become or make more intense.

Usage examples:

The dispute began to intensify

Increase in extent or strength

verb

To make something stronger or more extreme, or to become stronger or more extreme

Usage examples:

[ t ] he intensified his training, running 45 miles a week., [ i ] fighting around the capital has …

verb

Set (something) on fire.

Usage examples:

Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun

A litter of kittens.

Usage examples:

She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb

To cause a fire to start burning

Usage examples:

Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

verb

Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

Usage examples:

The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb

Provide the needed stimulus for

verb

To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed

Usage examples:

He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

verb

Cause to stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

She was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder

verb

To wake someone or make someone more active or excited

Usage examples:

She roused him from his sleep.

verb

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system).

Usage examples:

The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

Tax cuts will stimulate the economy., read books to stimulate your child’s imagination., some veget…

verb

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become active

Usage examples:

The government plans to cut taxes in order to stimulate the economy., stimulate growth/investment/t…

idiom

Put in motion or move to act

phrasal verb

Cause something to happen suddenly.

Usage examples:

There was concern that the move could touch off a trade war

phrasal verb

Cause something to ignite or explode by touching it.

Usage examples:

The soldier who touched off the mine was injured in the right foot

verb

Make or become worse.

Usage examples:

Her condition worsened on the flight

verb

To become worse or to make something become worse

Usage examples:

As the company's financial problems worsened, several directors resigned., the continued supply of …