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CONFLAGRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conflagrate mean? 

CONFLAGRATE (verb)
  The verb CONFLAGRATE has 2 senses:

1. cause to start burningplay

2. start to burn or burst into flamesplay

  Familiarity information: CONFLAGRATE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONFLAGRATE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to start burning

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Synonyms:

conflagrate; enkindle; inflame; kindle

Context example:

The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds

Hypernyms (to "conflagrate" is one way to...):

ignite; light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "conflagrate"):

rekindle (kindle anew, as of a fire)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Start to burn or burst into flames

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Synonyms:

catch fire; combust; conflagrate; erupt; ignite; take fire

Context example:

The oily rags combusted spontaneously

Hypernyms (to "conflagrate" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

burn; combust (cause to burn or combust)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "conflagrate"):

blow out (erupt in an uncontrolled manner)

catch (start burning)

light up (start to burn with a bright flame)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


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