Conflagrate

Origin

From cōnflāgrāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin cōnflāgrō ("I am consumed by fire”, “I set aflame").

Full definition of conflagrate

Verb

1. (intransitive) To catch fire. 17th century to the present
2. (transitive) To set fire to something. 17th century to the present

Related terms

• conflagration