inflaming 1. Arousal to violent emotion. 2. To arouse to passionate feeling or action: 'The recent crimes have inflamed the entire community.' 3. To make more violent; to intensify. 4. To cause (the skin) to redden or grow hot, as from strong emotion or stimulants. 5. To turn red or to make something glow: 'Many bonfires inflamed the night.' Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/832/2