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1. Arousal to violent emotion
   - inflammation

1. Cause inflammation in
   "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
    
2. Catch fire
   - kindle
    
3. Cause to start burning
   - kindle, enkindle, conflagrate
    
4. Arouse or excite feelings and passions
   - stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
    
5. Become inflamed; get sore
   "His throat inflamed"

See also: inflammation, inflammatory

Type of: aggravate, arousal, arouse, decline, elicit, enkindle, evoke, exacerbate, exasperate, fire, flare up, ignite, kindle, light, provoke, raise, rousing, worsen