conflagrate

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.flə.ɡreɪt/

The English word “conflagrate” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To catch fire.
To set fire to something.

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).

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