inflame

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
2. 2
   To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
3. 3
   To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
4. 4
   To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of.
5. 5
   To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.
6. 6
   To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.