conflagrate

Signification (Anglais)

1. (intransitive) To catch fire.
2. (transitive) To set fire to something.

Concepts

allumer

rallumer

enflammer

Synonymes

catch fire

ignite

inflame

kindle

combust

enkindle

erupt

take fire

set on fire

strike

switch on

turn on

burst into flame

set fire

blaze up

consume with fire

break out

burn up

catch

come on

excite

go on

light up

spark

Traductions

acender

encendre’s

encendre

abrandar

اِلْتهب

cremar

cremar-se

abrusar

inflamar-se

bleir

αναφλέγομαι

καίομαι

accendere

ardere

bruciare

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkänfləˌɡrāt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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).