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inflame

v.
US //ɪnˈfɫeɪm// UK //ɪnflˈeɪm// in·flame
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Origin

From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen, from Old French enflammer (“to inflame”), from Latin inflammō (“to kindle, set on fire”, verb), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”), equivalent to in- + flame.

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