arouse vs inflame

arouse and inflame both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arouse	No	No	Yes	No
inflame	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, inflame is a hyponym of arouse; that is, inflame is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arouse:

arouse (verb)	inflame (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	become inflamed; get sore
cause to become awake or conscious	cause inflammation in
stop sleeping	arouse or excite feelings and passions
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	cause to start burning
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	catch fire
to evoke sexual feelings
to begin moving