1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by with, by) provoke or become provoked to strong feeling, esp. anger.
2 Med. a intr. become hot, reddened, and sore. b tr. cause inflammation or fever in (a body etc.); make hot.
3 tr. aggravate.
4 intr. & tr. catch or set on fire.
5 tr. light up with or as if with flames.
Derivatives:
inflamer n.
Etymology: ME f. OF enflammer f. L inflammare (as IN-(2), flamma flame)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.