"conflagrate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkänfləˌɡrāt/ Audio: en-us-conflagrate.oga Forms: conflagrates [present, singular, third-person], conflagrating [participle, present], conflagrated [participle, past], conflagrated [past]
Etymology: From cōnflāgrāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin cōnflāgrō (“I am consumed by fire”, “I set aflame”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cōnflāgrō||I am consumed by fire”, “I set aflame}} Latin cōnflāgrō (“I am consumed by fire”, “I set aflame”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} conflagrate (third-person singular simple present conflagrates, present participle conflagrating, simple past and past participle conflagrated)
  1. (intransitive) To catch fire. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: go up in flames, combust
    Sense id: en-conflagrate-en-verb-0brPVx2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (transitive) To set fire to something. Tags: transitive Synonyms: ignite, kindle, kindle
    Sense id: en-conflagrate-en-verb-4P8DbeO3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conflagratory Related terms: conflagration

Inflected forms

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