English → Latin
“inflame” in Latin
īnflammōto ignite, inflame; to excite, inflame, enkindle, set afire or on fire, igniteincendōto set on fire, burn, kindle; to heat, make hot, scorch; to light up with fire, make a fire uponinvidiaenvy, grudge, grudging, jealousy, prejudice, spite; odium, unpopularity, dislike, hatred, infamy, malice, resentment, ilpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the people, public, crowd, host, multitudeanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, sēditiōinsurrection, dissension, mutiny, sedition, rebellion, outbreak, uprising, riot; discord, strife, quarrel, turmoil, diss
The English word inflame itself goes back to Latin flamma, through inflammāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inflame
inflammare (the proper word, invidiam, motus animorum): incendere (populum, animum, etc., in aliquem). To inflame discord, sedition, accendere discordiam, seditionem: to inflame to madness, accendere aliquem in rabiem: to inflame our desires or passions, inflammare cupiditates, or aliquem ad cupiditates: inflamed with lust, libidinibus inflammatus et furens: inflamed with love, amore incensus; with hatred, odio incensus; with anger, ira incensus: to inflame the populace by bribes and promises, plebem... largiundo et pollicitando incendere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inflame?
- The usual Latin words for “inflame” are īnflammō, incendō, invidia; also populus, animus, sēditiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.