Meanings
verbinflammage (third-person singular simple present inflammages, present participle inflammaging, simple past and past participle inflammaged)
present singular third person inflammages · participle present inflammaging · participle past inflammaged · past inflammaged
- intransitiveTo age or accelerate in age-like symptoms due to the effects of inflammation.
Apparently, we are genetically programmed to age, and it appears even to inflammage.
2016, Dr. Jennifer Stagg, Unzip Your Genes
Origin
Back-formation from inflammaging, equivalent to a blend of inflammation + age.
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APA
inflammage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflammage
MLA
“inflammage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflammage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflammage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflammage.
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