CONFLAGRATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Start to burn or burst into flames

Example:

The oily rags combusted spontaneously

Synonyms:

catch fire; combust; conflagrate; erupt; ignite; take fire

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "conflagrate" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

burn; combust (cause to burn or combust)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "conflagrate"):

blow out (erupt in an uncontrolled manner)

catch (start burning)

light up (start to burn with a bright flame)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Meaning:

Cause to start burning

Example:

The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds

Synonyms:

conflagrate; enkindle; inflame; kindle

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Hypernyms (to "conflagrate" is one way to...):

ignite; light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "conflagrate"):

rekindle (kindle anew, as of a fire)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something