v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inflamed p. pr. & vb. n. Inflaming. ] [ OE. enflamen, OF. enflamer, F. enflammer, L. inflammare, inflammatum; pref. in- in + flammare to flame, fr. flamma flame. See Flame. ] 1. To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow. [ 1913 Webster ]

We should have made retreat
By light of the inflamed fleet. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though more, it seems,
Inflamed with lust than rage. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

But, O inflame and fire our hearts. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage. [ 1913 Webster ]

It will inflame you; it will make you mad. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes. Addison.

Syn. -- To provoke; fire; kindle; irritate; exasperate; incense; enrage; anger; excite; arouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. 1. Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked; exasperated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues of flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Having an inflammation in; -- of tissues; as, an inflamed appendix. [ PJC ]

n. The person or thing that inflames. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. inflammabilite. ] Susceptibility of taking fire readily; the state or quality of being inflammable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ CF. F. inflammable. ] 1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an inflammable temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inflammable air, the old chemical name for hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an inflammable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See Inflame. ] 1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed. “The inflammation of fat.” Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A morbid condition of any part of the body, consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with tenderness, heat and pain. It may be caused by exposure to any number of injurious agents. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inflammatory. [ 1913 Webster ]