| VERB | body | inflame | cause inflammation in |
|---|---|---|---|
| weather | inflame, kindle | catch fire | |
| weather | inflame, kindle, enkindle, conflagrate | cause to start burning | |
| emotion | inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up | arouse or excite feelings and passions | |
| body | inflame | become inflamed |
| Sounds | ihnfley'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acclaim ... tame: 34 rhymes with eym... | |
| Meaning | Cause inflammation in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" | |
| Broader | worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | make worse |
| Similar to | inflame | Become inflamed |
| Spanish | inflamar | |
| Catalan | inflamar | |
| Adjectives | inflammatory | characterized or caused by inflammation |
| Nouns | inflammation | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
| Meaning | catch fire. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | kindle | |
| Broader | flare up | ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down |
| Spanish | encender, inflamar, prenderse | |
| Catalan | calar-se foc, cremar-se, encendre's | |
| Nouns | inflammation | the act of setting something on fire |
| Meaning | Cause to start burning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | kindle, enkindle, conflagrate | |
| Narrower | rekindle | kindle anew, as of a fire / fire / fire |
| Broader | ignite, light | Cause to start burning |
| Spanish | conflagrar, encender, inflamar | |
| Catalan | abrandar, abrusar, bleir, cremar-se, cremar, encendre's, encendre | |
| Nouns | inflammation | the act of setting something on fire |
| Meaning | Arouse or excite feelings and passions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up | |
| Narrower | ferment | work up into agitation or excitement / excitement |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | calentar, encender, inflamar | |
| Adjectives | inflammatory | arousing to action or rebellion |
| Nouns | inflammation, inflaming | arousal / arousal to violent emotion |
| Meaning | Become inflamed; get sore. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "His throat inflamed" | |
| Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
| Similar to | inflame | Cause inflammation in |
| Spanish | inflamarse | |
| Catalan | inflamar-se | |
| Adjectives | inflammatory | characterized or caused by inflammation |
| Nouns | inflammation | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
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