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inflame

/ɪnˈfleɪm/verb

उच्चारण इन्फ़्लेम

भड़काना, उत्तेजित करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or a situation

    भड़काना, उत्तेजित करना

    • His speech inflamed the crowd.
    • The rumours only inflamed the situation.

    Synonyms provoke incite aggravate

    Opposite calm soothe pacify

  2. 2

    [T] medical

    to make a part of the body red, swollen and painful

    सूजन पैदा करना, जलन पैदा करना

    • The cream may inflame sensitive skin.
◇Word family
inflamed adjectiveinflammation nouninflammatory adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

provoke incite aggravate

Antonyms

calm soothe pacify

AaSpelling

Inflame has one m, but inflammation and inflammatory have double m (not 'inflamation').

Inflame में एक m है, लेकिन inflammation और inflammatory में double m है ('inflamation' गलत है)।