different between inflame vs aggravate
inflame
English
Etymology
From Middle English inflammen, enflamen, enflaumen, from Old French enflammer (“to inflame”), from Latin inflamm? (“to kindle, set on fire”, verb), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”), equivalent to in- +? flame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?fle?m/
- Rhymes: -e?m
Verb
inflame (third-person singular simple present inflames, present participle inflaming, simple past and past participle inflamed)
- (transitive) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
- (transitive, figuratively) To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
- to inflame desire
- 1690, John Dryden, Creator Spirit! by whose aid
- But, O inflame and fire our hearts.
- 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera:
- The long-awaited verdict could inflame tension in the Southeast Asian country and have far-reaching implications in the politically divided kingdom.
- (transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
- (transitive) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of.
- to inflame the eyes by overwork
- To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
- A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy inflames his crimes.
- 1773, Oliver Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer
- As you say, we passengers are to be taxed to pay all these fineries. I have often seen a good sideboard, or a marble chimney-piece, though not actually put in the bill, inflame a reckoning confoundedly.
- (intransitive) To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.
Synonyms
- provoke
- fire
- kindle
- irritate
- exasperate
- incense
- enrage
- anger
- excite
- arouse
Related terms
- inflammable
- inflammatory
- inflammation
Translations
Further reading
- inflame in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- inflame in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- feminal
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ami
Verb
inflame
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of inflamar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of inflamar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of inflamar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of inflamar
Spanish
Verb
inflame
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of inflamar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of inflamar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of inflamar.
inflame From the web:
- what inflames gout
- what inflames hemorrhoids
- what inflames arthritis
- what inflames diverticulitis
- what inflames eczema
- what inflames bursitis
- what inflames the prostate
- what inflames the liver
aggravate
English
Etymology
From Latin aggravatus, past participle of aggravare (“to add to the weight of, make worse, oppress, annoy”), from ad (“to”) + gravare (“to make heavy”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grave and compare aggrieve and aggrege.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æ?.??.ve??t/
Verb
aggravate (third-person singular simple present aggravates, present participle aggravating, simple past and past participle aggravated)
- To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]
- 1709 Joseph Addison, The Tatler
- The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.
- 1709 Joseph Addison, The Tatler
- (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate. [from 16th c.]
- 1837, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic
- […] to aggravate the horrors of the scene
- 1837, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic
- (now rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete) To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone. [16th–18th c.]
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford 2009, p. 28:
- In order to lighten the crown still further, they aggravated responsibility on ministers of state.
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford 2009, p. 28:
- (now chiefly colloquial) To exasperate; to provoke or irritate. [from 16th c.]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa:
- If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine.
- 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 85:
- Ben Bella was aggravated by having to express himself in French because the Egyptians were unable to understand his Arabic.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa:
Usage notes
Although the meaning "to exasperate, to annoy" has been in continuous usage since the 16th century, a large number of usage mavens have contested it since the 1870s. Opinions have swayed from this proscription since 1965, but it still garners disapproval in Garner's Modern American Usage (2009), at least for formal writing.
Synonyms
- (to make worse): heighten, intensify, increase, magnify, exaggerate, exacerbate
- (to exasperate): provoke, irritate, exasperate
- See also Thesaurus:annoy
Antonyms
- (to make worse): alleviate, mitigate
Related terms
- aggravation
Translations
Further reading
- aggravate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aggravate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Italian
Verb
aggravate
- second-person plural present indicative of aggravare
- second-person plural imperative of aggravare
- feminine plural of aggravato
Latin
Verb
aggrav?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of aggrav?
aggravate From the web:
- what aggravates hip bursitis
- what aggravates a hiatal hernia
- what aggravates gout
- what aggravates dupuytren's contracture
- what aggravates diverticulitis
- what aggravates si joint pain
- what aggravates arthritis
- what aggravates restless leg syndrome
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