inflame

1. To set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle. (transitive)
2. To cause (something) to appear bright or red, as if on fire; to brighten, to redden. (transitive)
3. To cause (the body or a body part) to feel abnormally or unusually hot; specifically (medicine), to cause inflammation, including abnormal heat, pain, redness, swelling, etc., in (the body or a body part). (transitive) · to inflame the eyes by overwork
4. To cause (someone, or their heart, mind, etc.) to feel strong desire or other feelings; to excite (someone) to great passion; specifically, to cause (someone) to feel anger or rage; to anger, to enrage, to incense. (figuratively, transitive)
5. To excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level. (figuratively, transitive) · to inflame desire
6. To cause (something intangible, such as a dispute or violence, or hunger or thirst) to become more serious or worse; to aggravate, to exacerbate. (figuratively, transitive)
7. To burst into flames, to catch fire. (intransitive)
8. Of a person's body or body part: to feel abnormally or unusually hot; specifically (medicine), to be affected by inflammation. (intransitive)

Plural inflame · He/she/it inflames · Past inflamed · Past participle inflamed · -ing form inflaming