exasperate vs inflame

exasperate and inflame both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of exasperate include irritate, cheapen, degrade.

exasperate (verb)	inflame (verb)
make worse	become inflamed; get sore
exasperate or irritate	cause inflammation in
make furious	arouse or excite feelings and passions
	cause to start burning
	catch fire