conflagrate

verb
/ˈkɑn.flə.ɡreɪt/US

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).

  1. borrowed from cōnflāgrātus

Definitions

  1. To catch fire.

  2. To set fire to something.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA