Definition of inflame

• v. t. - To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
• v. t. - Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.
• v. t. - To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
• v. t. - To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.
• v. t. - To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
• v. i. - To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.