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Meaning of "inflame" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFLAME

inflame  [ɪnˈfleɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFLAME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inflame is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb inflame in English.

WHAT DOES INFLAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inflame in the English dictionary

The first definition of inflame in the dictionary is to arouse or become aroused to violent emotion. Other definition of inflame is to increase or intensify; aggravate. Inflame is also to produce inflammation in or to become inflamed.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INFLAME

PRESENT

Present
I inflame
you inflame
he/she/it inflames
we inflame
you inflame
they inflame
Present continuous
I am inflaming
you are inflaming
he/she/it is inflaming
we are inflaming
you are inflaming
they are inflaming
Present perfect
I have inflamed
you have inflamed
he/she/it has inflamed
we have inflamed
you have inflamed
they have inflamed
Present perfect continuous
I have been inflaming
you have been inflaming
he/she/it has been inflaming
we have been inflaming
you have been inflaming
they have been inflaming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I inflamed
you inflamed
he/she/it inflamed
we inflamed
you inflamed
they inflamed
Past continuous
I was inflaming
you were inflaming
he/she/it was inflaming
we were inflaming
you were inflaming
they were inflaming
Past perfect
I had inflamed
you had inflamed
he/she/it had inflamed
we had inflamed
you had inflamed
they had inflamed
Past perfect continuous
I had been inflaming
you had been inflaming
he/she/it had been inflaming
we had been inflaming
you had been inflaming
they had been inflaming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will inflame
you will inflame
he/she/it will inflame
we will inflame
you will inflame
they will inflame
Future continuous
I will be inflaming
you will be inflaming
he/she/it will be inflaming
we will be inflaming
you will be inflaming
they will be inflaming
Future perfect
I will have inflamed
you will have inflamed
he/she/it will have inflamed
we will have inflamed
you will have inflamed
they will have inflamed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been inflaming
you will have been inflaming
he/she/it will have been inflaming
we will have been inflaming
you will have been inflaming
they will have been inflaming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would inflame
you would inflame
he/she/it would inflame
we would inflame
you would inflame
they would inflame
Conditional continuous
I would be inflaming
you would be inflaming
he/she/it would be inflaming
we would be inflaming
you would be inflaming
they would be inflaming
Conditional perfect
I would have inflame
you would have inflame
he/she/it would have inflame
we would have inflame
you would have inflame
they would have inflame
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been inflaming
you would have been inflaming
he/she/it would have been inflaming
we would have been inflaming
you would have been inflaming
they would have been inflaming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you inflame
we let´s inflame
you inflame
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to inflame
Past participle
inflamed
Present Participle
inflaming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFLAME


acclaim
əˈkleɪm
aflame
əˈfleɪm
blame
bleɪm
claim
kleɪm
counterclaim
ˈkaʊntəˌkleɪm
crossclaim
ˈkrɒsˌkleɪm
declaim
dɪˈkleɪm
disclaim
dɪsˈkleɪm
exclaim
ɪkˈskleɪm
flame
fleɪm
lame
leɪm
misclaim
ˈmɪsˌkleɪm
overclaim
ˌəʊvəˈkleɪm
preflame
priːˈfleɪm
proclaim
prəˈkleɪm
quitclaim
ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm
reclaim
rɪˈkleɪm
reinflame
ˌriːɪnˈfleɪm
subclaim
ˈsʌbˌkleɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFLAME

inflamable
inflamed
inflamer
inflamingly
inflammability
inflammable
inflammableness
inflammably
inflammation
inflammatorily
inflammatory
inflatable
inflate
inflated
inflatedly
inflatedness
inflater
inflatingly
inflation
inflation rate

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFLAME

all the same
be to blame
became
came
dame
fame
filename
first name
first-name
frame
game
in the frame
last name
madame
name
old flame
Olympic flame
same
the same
username

Synonyms and antonyms of inflame in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INFLAME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inflame» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inflame

Translation of «inflame» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFLAME

Find out the translation of inflame to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inflame from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inflame» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使加剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inflamar
570 millions of speakers

English

inflame
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भड़काना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأجيج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воспламенить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inflamar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তপ্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attiser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inflame
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entflammen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あおる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감정을 자극하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inflame
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரியூட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutuşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esacerbare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozpalać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запалити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inflama
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυροδοτήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanblaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hetsa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inflame
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inflame

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFLAME»

The term «inflame» is regularly used and occupies the 81.395 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFLAME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inflame» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inflame» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inflame

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9 QUOTES WITH «INFLAME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inflame.
1
Samuel Alexander
Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave about the object images of future fruition, and to clothe the desired object with properties calculated to inflame the impulse.
2
Tony Blair
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror.
3
James A. Forbes
The Occupy Wall Street project feels like a burning ember that might light the torch of justice and inflame our longing for freedom.
4
Eric Holder
I urge the citizens of Ferguson who have been peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to join with law enforcement in condemning the actions of looters, vandals and others seeking to inflame tensions and sow discord.
5
Robert M. Hutchins
Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.
6
Robert M. Hutchins
My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects.
7
Frank B. Kellogg
There will always be disputes between nations which, at times, will inflame the public and threaten conflicts, but the main thing is to educate the people of the world to be ever mindful that there are better means of settling such disputes than by war.
8
Brad Thor
My intent is not to inflame Muslims but to entertain readers of great thrillers. At the end of the day, I want people to see a good protagonist struggle against serious odds and do so with courage and honor and integrity.
9
Jeanette Winterson
I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFLAME»

Discover the use of inflame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inflame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, ...
And unlike other books that consider place names, this is the first to reflect on both the real cartographic and political imbroglios they engender.
Mark Monmonier, 2008
2
The Art of Tony Auth: To Stir, Inform and Inflame
From Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama, from the energy crisis to the financial crisis, this collection includes cartoons that touched the lives of countless readers in our region and, through syndication, all over America.
Tony Auth, 2012
3
A Dictionary of Chemistry ...
The temperature necessary to inflame different bodies. 2d, The nature of flame, and the relation between the light and heat which compose it. 3d, The heat disengaged by different combustibles in burning. 4M, The causes which modify and ...
Andrew Ure, 1828
4
A Manual of Chemistry: Containing a Condensed View of the ...
The temperature necessary to inflame different bodies. 2. The nature of flame. 3. The heat given out by difl'erent combustibles in burning. 4. The causes which modify, promote or extinguish combustion. l. The temperature necessary to inflame ...
Lewis Caleb Beck, 1834
5
The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
The temperature necessary to inflame different bodies. 2d. The nature of flame, and the relation between the light and heat which compose it. 3d. The heat disengaged by different combustibles in burning. 4th. The causes which modify and ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
6
A Dictionary of Chemistry, on the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's: ...
The ratio of the combustibility of the different gaseous matters, is likewise to a certain extent, as the masses of heated matters required to inflame them. Thus, an iron wire l-40th of an inch, heated clierry-red, will not inflame olefiant gas, but it ...
Andrew Ure, Robert Hare, 1821
7
Philosophical Magazine and Journal
l The ratio of the combustibility of the different gaseous matters is likewise to a certain extent as the masses of heated matter required to inflame them'l'. Thus an iron wire of l-40th of an inch heated cherry red, will not inflame olefiant gas, but it  ...
‎1817
8
Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow
Thus an iron wire ^yth of an inch, heated cherry red, will not inflame olefiant gas, but it will inflame hydrogen gas ; and a wire of Jth, heated to the same degree, will inflame olefiant gas ; but a wire of -soTsth must be heated to whiteness to ...
Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, 1864
9
Philosophical Magazine
The ratio of the combustibility of the different gaseous matters is likewise to a certain extent as the masses of heated matter required to inflame themf. Thus an iron wire of l-40th of an inch heated cherry red, will not inflame olefiant gas, but it will ...
‎1817
10
A dictionary of chemistry and mineralogy: with their ...
The phenomena of comhustion may he conveniently considered under six heads : — Isf, The temperature necessary to inflame different hodies. 2d, The nature of flame, and the relation hetween the light and heat which compose it. 3d, The ...
Andrew Ure, William Nicholson, 1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFLAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inflame is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How the Iran Nuclear Deal Stands to Inflame U.S.-Saudi Tensions …
Friction between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. over coalition actions in Yemen underscores how the agreement announced this week on Iran's ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Dad Battling for Custody of Kids Who Were Locked Up for Refusing …
“My guess is that this [motion for full custody] comes from a lawyer, because lawyers don't think about relationships, but tend to inflame,” she ... «Yahoo Parenting, Jul 15»
3
Diplomatic fight breaks out on MH17 plane anniversary - FT.com
Such a move would be likely to inflame anger in the international community. “I understand that it is hard for western observers to understand ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
Iran Nuclear Deal Is a Win for Rouhani. What's Next? - Washington …
How the Iran Nuclear Deal Stands to Inflame U.S.-Saudi Tensions · What's Blocking Consensus on Health Care · Reagan, Nixon and Lessons ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Pitbull to Donald Trump: Watch out for 'El Chapo!' - CNNPolitics.com
Rubio has called Trump's comments "offensive" "inaccurate" and "divisive" and Bush has said his comments were meant to "inflame and incite ... «CNN, Jul 15»
6
As Syrian Kurds advance against ISIL, Turkmens, Arabs flee
... Ankara fears the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria which could inflame separatist sentiment among its own Kurdish ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
7
Local Author Gets Book Pulled From Amazon | WNEP.com
“The book itself is not a thing that's either trying to inflame or promote racism,” Troup said. “If we start removing things and not thinking about ... «wnep.com, Jul 15»
8
Ethics and Elections Commission Says Kshama Sawant Didn't …
... telling the Seattle Times the event was nothing but a “political rally designed to inflame emotions and get one council member re-elected. «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
9
Six killed during anti-government protest in Egypt on first day of Eid …
The latest deaths are likely to further inflame tensions around the Eid holiday, coming on the same day as the arrest of 40 Muslim Brotherhood ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
10
As Syrian Kurds advance against ISIL, other ethnic groups flee
... Ankara fears the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria which could inflame separatist sentiment among its own Kurdish ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»

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