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inflamed

Variant of inflame

transitive verb inflamed, inflaming

  1. to set on fire
  2. to arouse passion, desire, or violence in; excite intensely, as with anger
  3. to increase the intensity of (passion, desire, violence, etc.)
  4. to cause inflammation in (some organ or tissue)

intransitive verb

  1. to become roused, excited, stimulated, etc.
  2. to catch fire
  3. to become hot, feverish, swollen, red, sore, etc.

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