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conflagrate

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kənflˈæɡreɪt/
    • /kənflˈaɡreɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kənflˈæɡreɪt/

Definitions of conflagrate word

  • verb conflagrate to catch or set on fire 3
  • noun conflagrate (intransitive) To catch fire. (17th century to the present). 1
  • verb conflagrate (Transitive Verb) To set fire to something. 0
See all 3 definitions of conflagrate

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Parts of speech for Conflagrate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Conflagrate

conflagrate popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for conflagrate

verb conflagrate

  • ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
  • incinerate — to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
  • torch — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
  • melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
All 35 Synonyms of conflagrate

Antonyms for conflagrate

verb conflagrate

  • smother — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
  • wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
  • stifle — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
  • subdue — to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
All 10 Antonyms of conflagrate

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