conflagrate
Catch on fire
To conflagrate is to catch fire or burst into flames, or to cause something to do so.
The word is rare and formal—most speakers would say burn or go up in flames instead.
When it does appear, it's often in technical or literary contexts: The chemicals conflagrated on contact with air.
Tiny fiery particle
- kindleStart a blaze
- igniteStart burning something
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- matchesPairs that align
lighter · flint · firestarter · torch · combustion · flame · enkindle · strike
Combustion with flames
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- blazeIntense burning fire
- burnDamage by heat
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
incinerate · scorch · char · sear · embers · smolder · glow · heat
Causing or designed for burning
- arsonistOne who illegally ignites
- pyromaniaCompulsion to start fires
- firebugDeliberate flame-setter
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
torch · malicious · deliberate · criminal · felony · investigation · firestarter · insurance fraud
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- holocaustLarge-scale fiery destruction
- cataclysmViolent, large-scale disaster
devastation · destruction · blaze · bushfire · forest fire · spread · rage · uncontrolled
spark
Tiny fiery particle
matches · lighter · flint · firestarter · torch · combustion · flame · enkindle · strike · tinder
fire
Combustion with flames
combustion · incinerate · scorch · char · sear · embers · smolder · glow · heat · flicker
incendiary
Causing or designed for burning
accelerant · torch · malicious · deliberate · criminal · felony · investigation · firestarter · insurance fraud · prosecution
wildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- holocaustLarge-scale fiery destruction
cataclysm · devastation · destruction · blaze · bushfire · forest fire · spread · rage · uncontrolled · ravage