inflame
/ɪnˈfleɪm/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪnˈfleɪm/
ɪnˈfleɪm
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
ɪn - ˈfleɪm -> inflame
Myanmar meaning
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(က) လှုံ့ဆော်သည်။ နှိုးဆွသည်။ inflame public opinion ❍ a speech guaranteed to inflame nationalist sentiments.
(ခ) မီးလောင်ရာ လေပင့်လုပ်သည်။ ဆွပေးသည်။ inflame a dispute by irresponsible remarks.
❏ inflamed adj
၁။ ရောင်ရမ်းသော။ My eyes became red and inflamed.
၂။ ဒေါသထွက်နေသော။ the inflamed mob ❍ inflamed passions.
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Synonyms
arouse, anger, set alight, provoke, stir up, agitate, ignite, kindle, aggravate, annoy, burn, disturb, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, fan, fire, fire up, foment, fuel, gall, get, grate, heat, heat up, impassion, incense, increase, infuriate, intensify, intoxicate, irritate, light, madden, put out, rile, roil, rouse, steam up, stimulate, vex, worsen
Antonyms
aid, alleviate, appease, bore, calm, comfort, cool, delight, diminish, discourage, disenchant, dull, extinguish, help, lose, lull, make happy, pacify, placate, please, quench, quiet, soothe, stop, tranquilize
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