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Verb
S:
(v)
inflame (inflame%2:29:01::)
(cause inflammation in)
"The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
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(v)
kindle (kindle%2:43:01::)
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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::)
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enkindle (enkindle%2:43:00::)
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conflagrate (conflagrate%2:43:01::)
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inflame (inflame%2:43:00::)
(cause to start burning)
"The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
ignite (ignite%2:43:00::)
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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)
burn (burn%2:43:02::)
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combust (combust%2:43:02::)
(cause to burn or combust)
"The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
S:
(v)
inflame (inflame%2:37:00::)
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stir up (stir_up%2:37:00::)
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wake (wake%2:37:00::)
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ignite (ignite%2:37:00::)
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heat (heat%2:37:00::)
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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"