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Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-fleym
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfleɪm

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Définition of inflamer

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to set on fire with passion," from Latin inflammare "to set on fire, kindle," figuratively "to rouse, excite," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + flammare "to flame," from flamma "flame" (see flame (n.)). Literal sense of "to cause to burn" first recorded in English late 14c.
  • As in instigator : noun troublemaker
  • As in troublemaker : noun person who causes a problem
  • As in demagogue : noun agitating person
  • As in hellion : noun troublemaker
Example sentences :
  • The immoderate use of chocolate in the seventeenth century was considered as so violent an inflamer of the passions, that Joan.
  • Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) » by Isaac Disraeli

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