conflagrate

Meaning

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

encendre’s

allumer

acender

abrandar

encendre

rallumer

cremar

اِشْتعل

bleir

inflamar-se

اِلْتهب

abrusar

αναφλέγομαι

καίομαι

cremar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkänfləˌɡrāt/

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).