enflame

Set ablaze emotionally

Enflame is a variant spelling of inflame, meaning to provoke strong emotion or to cause inflammation.

Some writers use enflame to emphasize the "setting on fire" sense—His speech enflamed the crowd—while inflame dominates in medical contexts.

The spelling with *en-* is less common but not incorrect.

ignite

spark

Tiny fiery particle

fire · combust · torch · smolder · incinerate · conflagrate · char · scorch · flare · catch fire

intensify

heighten

Increase in degree

worsen · exacerbate · stoke · fuel · fan · incite · provoke · arouse · stimulate · magnify

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • furyIntense violent anger
  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • ireIntense fury

outrage · indignation · provoke · incense · infuriate · aggravate · rile · agitate · hostility · resentment

passion

desire

Intense wanting

  • ardorIntense emotional warmth
  • lustIntense carnal appetite
  • longingIntense, persistent desire

yearning · infatuation · fervor · romance · attraction · devotion · rapture · ecstasy · sensuality · eroticism

Opposites
emotional intensity

enflamesoothe

Gently ease discomfort

calm · pacify · tranquilize · placate · mollify

physical heat/inflammation

enflamecool

Calm or fashionable

extinguish · chill · quench · douse · put out

conflict/tension

enflamedefuse

Render harmless

de-escalate · calm · pacify · extinguish · resolve

Family

enflamed, enflaming, enflames

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