enflame
UK/in'fleim/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To set on fire; to arouse strong emotion. A less common variant spelling of inflame.
点燃；激起强烈情感。inflame 的较少见变体拼写。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveden- (to put into) + flame = 'to set fire into.' A variant of inflame that came through French (en-) rather than directly from Latin (in-). Modern writing strongly prefers inflame; enflame survives chiefly in literary or emotional contexts.
Root flamm still carries 7 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The poet's words seemed to enflame every heart in the room.
- 2.
Such rumors only enflame public distrust.