inflame
part of speech
verb (inflame, inflames, inflamed, inflaming)
meaning for a pupil
1) To inflame feelings means to make people angrier or more excited. tree →
2) (medicine) When a body part is inflamed, it becomes red, swollen, hot and painful, often from infection or injury. tree →
3) (old) To inflame can mean to set on fire. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to heat up with passion, whether lust at idol worship or drunken desire for wine. Interpretation: Isaiah condemns idol worship and drunkenness, warning that giving in to desire leads people away from God and justice. In the primary lessons: In science and health, inflammation is the body's response to injury or germs: a cut that is red and swollen is inflamed. In news, a rude comment can inflame a situation and make an argument worse. In stories, a speech that inflames the crowd starts a riot. Phrases: inflame tensions, inflamed throat.
examples
- Ye that inflame yourselves among the terebinths, under every leafy tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? (Prophets ISA.57.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them! (Prophets ISA.5.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- His rude words inflamed the argument. tree →
- The splinter made my finger inflamed and sore. tree →
- Her throat was inflamed with tonsillitis. tree →
- The news inflamed the angry crowd. tree →
- Scratching the bite will only inflame it. tree →
- The referee's decision inflamed the fans. tree →
note
Regular verb. Noun: inflammation. Trap: «inflammable» means easily set on fire, the same as «flammable», not the opposite.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «inflame» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.