· cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

Hypernym(s): worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

· catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

Synonym(s): kindle

Hypernym(s): flare_up

· cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

Synonym(s): kindle, enkindle, conflagrate

Hypernym(s): ignite, light

· arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

Synonym(s): stir_up, wake, ignite, heat, fire_up

Hypernym(s): arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

· become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"

Hypernym(s): worsen, decline

· resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; "eyes inflamed with crying"

· lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire"

Synonym(s): ablaze, reddened

· adorned with tongues of flame