enflame

[ en-fleym ]

verb (used with or without object)

, en·flamed, en·flam·ing.

1. a variant of inflame.

Example Sentences

However, Meyers blasted those politicians: "At a time when things are bad, you are choosing to enflame the national mood at a dangerous moment rather than show the leadership and basic decency it would take to calm things down. You should be ashamed. Please stop," he urged.

From Salon

It has nearly completed its journey through the Commons - but some Conservative MPs have spoken against it, arguing it is unnecessarily restrictive and could enflame community tensions.

From BBC

The big deficit, which exceeded all pre-COVID deficits, including those brought about by Republican tax cuts passed under Donald Trump and from the financial crisis years, is likely to enflame Biden's fiscal battles with Republicans in the House of Representatives, whose demands for spending cuts pushed the U.S. to the brink of default in early June over the debt ceiling.

From Reuters

The big deficit, which exceeded all pre-COVID deficits, including those brought about by Republican tax cuts passed under Donald Trump and from the financial crisis years, is likely to enflame Biden's fiscal battles with Republicans in the House of Representatives, whose demands for spending cuts pushed the U.S. to the brink of default in early June over the debt ceiling.

From Reuters

His visit could enflame already surging tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, who have been locked in a monthslong round of fighting that has sparked the worst violence in nearly two decades in the West Bank.

From Seattle Times

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