Definition & Meaning of "conflagrate"in English

to conflagrate

start to burn or burst into flames

Grammatical Information

Action verb

Regular

Present tense

conflagrate

3rd person singular

conflagrates

Past simple

conflagrated

Past participle

conflagrated

to cause to burn intensely or destroy by fire

enkindle

ignite

inflame

kindle

light

Examples

The campers accidentally conflagrated the dry brush while trying to start a fire.

Lexical Tree

conflagration

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