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inflame

/ɪnfˈleɪm/in-FLAYM
/ɪnfˈleɪm/in-FLAYM

Meaningset on fire

Common meaning: make hot, painful or angry

Journey through time

  1. Latininflammare‘set on fire’source
  2. Old Frenchenflamber‘to inflame’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsset on fire → make hot, painful or angryinflame‘make hot, painful or angry’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin inflammare ‘set on fire’.

Roots

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