inflamar

/imflaˈmaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
inflamo
preterite (yo)
inflamé
past participle
inflamado

Meaning

  1. to inflame

    • Se me inflamó la garganta.

      My throat became inflamed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

enardecer

inflamar can be literal, like a wound becoming medically inflamed, or figurative, to inflame passions; enardecer is more purely figurative, to excite or rouse passions or enthusiasm.

enconar

enconar means to inflame or aggravate, like a wound festering or a conflict worsening; inflamar can be literal, a medical inflammation, or figurative, inflaming passions.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

inflamar

inflamar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to inflame."

Practice

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