Meaning & use
Conflagrate
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To burn or cause to burn fiercely; to burst into flame.
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Dry brush and high winds caused the hillside to conflagrate within minutes.
Old wiring can conflagrate an entire building if left unchecked.
A note on using this word
A rare verb form of the more familiar noun "conflagration"; most modern writers use "ignite" or "burst into flame" instead.
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Words with an opposite meaning
extinguish
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