INFLAMES Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word inflames. (close relations)
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| kindle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • catch fire • cause to start burning • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||||||
| anger | nounn | |||||
noun • a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance • the state of being angry • belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) verb • make angry • become angry | ||||||
| arouse | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • stop sleeping • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to become awake or conscious • to begin moving • to evoke sexual feelings | ||||||
| conflagrate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to start burning • start to burn or burst into flames | ||||||
| enkindle | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • cause to start burning • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||||||
| enrage | verbv | |||||
verb • put into a rage; make violently angry | ||||||
| exasperate | verbv | |||||
verb • exasperate or irritate • make furious • make worse | ||||||
| excite | verbv | |||||
verb • arouse or elicit a feeling • act as a stimulant • stir feelings in • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • to evoke sexual feelings • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • raise to a higher energy level • produce a magnetic field in | ||||||
| fire | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the event of something burning (often destructive) • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile • feelings of great warmth and intensity • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking • a severe trial • intense adverse criticism verb • start firing a weapon • cause to go off • bake in a kiln so as to harden • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • go off or discharge • drive out or away by or as if by fire • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • destroy by fire • provide with fuel • generate an electrical impulse • become ignited • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||
| heat | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature • the presence of heat • the sensation caused by heat energy • the trait of being intensely emotional • applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity • a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race • utility to warm a building verb • make hot or hotter • provide with heat • arouse or excite feelings and passions • gain heat or get hot | ||||||
| ignite | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat • start to burn or burst into flames • arouse or excite feelings and passions • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||
| incense | verbv | |||||
noun • a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned • the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned verb • perfume especially with a censer • make furious | ||||||
| irritate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame • excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus | ||||||
| provoke | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| wake | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||
noun • an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii • the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) • the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward • a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial verb • be awake, be alert, be there • stop sleeping • arouse or excite feelings and passions • to alert someone to something • cause to become awake or conscious | ||||||
| fire up | verbv | |||||
verb • arouse or excite feelings and passions • begin to smoke | ||||||
| stir up | verbv | |||||
verb • try to stir up public opinion • arouse or excite feelings and passions • change the arrangement or position of • provoke or stir up | ||||||
