Verb

• S: (v) inflame (inflame%2:29:01::) (cause inflammation in) "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
• 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"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) ignite (ignite%2:43:00::), light (light%2:43:00::) (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat) "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
• S: (v) light up (light_up%2:34:00::), fire up (fire_up%2:34:00::), light (light%2:34:00::) (begin to smoke) "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
• S: (v) reignite (reignite%2:43:00::) (ignite anew, as of something burning) "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers"
• 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) light up (light_up%2:43:02::) (ignite) "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
• S: (v) flare up (flare_up%2:43:00::) (ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down) "the fire flared up and died down once again"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• 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"