Conflagrate
//ˈkɑn.flə.ɡreɪt// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To catch fire. intransitive
- 2 start to burn or burst into flames wordnet
- 3 To set fire to something. transitive
- 4 cause to start burning wordnet
Etymology
First attested in 1657; borrowed from Latin cōnflāgrātus, perfect passive participial of cōnflāgrō (“to be consumed by fire; (rare) to set aflame”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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