Pronunciation: /kənˈflæˌɡreɪt/
noun a large destructive fire
A1 The firefighters quickly extinguished the conflagration in the building.
A2 The conflagration spread rapidly through the forest, causing widespread damage.
B1 The conflagration was so intense that it took days to fully contain.
B2 The conflagration was started by a discarded cigarette butt.
C1 The conflagration resulted in the loss of several historic buildings.
C2 The conflagration was a tragic event that left many people homeless.
verb to catch fire and burn intensely
A1 The fire quickly conflagrated the entire building.
A2 The forest conflagrated after a lightning strike.
B1 The dry grass conflagrated in seconds under the scorching sun.
B2 The explosion caused the oil tank to conflagrate, spreading flames everywhere.
C1 The rioters deliberately conflagrated several vehicles in the street.
C2 The volcanic eruption conflagrated the entire island, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake.
formal The dry conditions and strong winds caused the fire to quickly conflagrate through the forest.
informal The fire conflagrated out of control before the firefighters arrived.
slang The bonfire conflagrated into a massive blaze in no time.
figurative The political scandal had the potential to conflagrate into a full-blown crisis.
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