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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
enflame .
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Examples
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Newcastle 2-3 WBA Scharner 85' Lovely lay-off by Odemwingie for Scharner, who enflames a half-volley into the net!
Premier League clockwatch – as it happened | Paul Doyle 2011
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The film has an unlikely star, a boy named Ashish who sings with such passion, he enflames the jealousies of others especially his classmate Mangesh.
Regina Weinreich: The Sound of Mumbai on HBO Regina Weinreich 2011
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I'm not sure whether the first part of that will placate more than it enflames, but the second half is sensible enough in principle.
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Democratic hesitancy on these matters then enflames the Left, which expresses its outrage through its own small media, reprising the old theme that there's "not a dime's worth of difference" between Democrats and Republicans – a reaction that further weakens chances for any meaningful reform.
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Now a key figure in this story enflames the controversy by admitting he lied about something.
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As President Obama and General Petraeus have noted, there is nothing that enflames Muslim attitudes against the United States more than our support for Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory and the continued conflict.
Raj Purohit: Obama Must Consider His Options in Afghanistan 2009
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Democratic hesitancy on these matters then enflames the Left, which expresses its outrage through its own small media, reprising the old theme that there's "not a dime's worth of difference" between Democrats and Republicans – a reaction that further weakens chances for any meaningful reform.
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I'm not sure whether the first part of that will placate more than it enflames, but the second half is sensible enough in principle.
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Palin Spreads Venom and Hate in St. Clairsville, Ohio yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Palin Spreads Venom and Hate in St. Clairsville, Ohio'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Sarah Palin does her best to spread hate and anger in Ohio as she enflames old prejudices.'
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Her beloved uncle is jailed and executed, which enflames her teenage rebellion.
Persepolis movie review. Jeff 2008
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