Verb

• S: (v) inflame (inflame%2:29:01::) (cause inflammation in) "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
• verb group
• S: (v) inflame (inflame%2:29:00::) (become inflamed; get sore) "His throat inflamed"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• Something ----s somebody
• Something ----s something
• S: (v) kindle (kindle%2:43:01::), inflame (inflame%2:43:01::) (catch fire) "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
• S: (v) kindle (kindle%2:43:00::), enkindle (enkindle%2:43:00::), conflagrate (conflagrate%2:43:01::), inflame (inflame%2:43:00::) (cause to start burning) "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
• S: (v) inflame (inflame%2:37:00::), stir up (stir_up%2:37:00::), wake (wake%2:37:00::), ignite (ignite%2:37:00::), heat (heat%2:37:00::), fire up (fire_up%2:37:00::) (arouse or excite feelings and passions) "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
• S: (v) inflame (inflame%2:29:00::) (become inflamed; get sore) "His throat inflamed"
• verb group
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) worsen (worsen%2:30:00::), decline (decline%2:30:01::) (grow worse) "Conditions in the slum worsened"
• S: (v) inflame (inflame%2:29:00::) (become inflamed; get sore) "His throat inflamed"
• S: (v) sicken (sicken%2:29:00::), come down (come_down%2:29:00::) (get sick) "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
• S: (v) devolve (devolve%2:29:00::), deteriorate (deteriorate%2:29:00::), drop (drop%2:29:01::), degenerate (degenerate%2:29:00::) (grow worse) "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
• S: (v) deprive (deprive%2:30:00::), impoverish (impoverish%2:30:00::) (take away)
• S: (v) fail (fail%2:30:04::) (get worse) "Her health is declining"
• S: (v) tumble (tumble%2:30:01::) (suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat)
• S: (v) slip (slip%2:30:00::), drop off (drop_off%2:30:00::), drop away (drop_away%2:30:00::), fall away (fall_away%2:30:00::) (get worse) "My grades are slipping"
• S: (v) suffer (suffer%2:30:00::) (get worse) "His grades suffered"
• S: (v) suffer (suffer%2:30:02::), lose (lose%2:30:03::) (be set at a disadvantage) "This author really suffers in translation"; "The painting loses something in this light"
• S: (v) regress (regress%2:30:00::), retrograde (retrograde%2:30:00::), retrogress (retrogress%2:30:00::) (get worse or fall back to a previous condition)
• S: (v) turn down (turn_down%2:30:03::) (take a downward direction) "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame