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conflagrate

VERB

burn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blaze char heat ignite incinerate light melt scorch smolder torch

STRONG

bake brand broil calcine cauterize combust cook cremate enkindle flame flare flash flicker glow kindle parch rekindle roast scald sear singe toast wither

WEAK

be ablaze reduce to ashes set a match to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extinguish freeze put out

WEAK

cool quench smother stifle subdue

Example Sentences

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One that threatens to conflagrate the whole Middle East.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026