inflame

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   cause inflammation in

   The repetitive motion inflamed my joint.

From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen, from Old French enflammer (“to inflame”), from Latin inflammō (“to kindle, set on fire”, verb), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”), equivalent to in- + flame.

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