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conflagrated

conflagrated is the simple past and past participle of conflagrate.

Meaning of conflagrate

Verb

conflagrate (third-person singular simple present conflagrates, present participle conflagrating, simple past and past participle conflagrated)

(intransitive) To catch fire.

Synonyms:

go up in flames, catch fire, catch on fire, combust, fire, go up in smoke, ignite, light, spunk, take fire
(transitive) To set fire to something.

Synonyms:

ignite, kindle, aflame, alight, fire, fire up, inflame, enkindle, light, light up

Adjective

conflagrated (comparative more conflagrated, superlative most conflagrated)

Burnt, destroyed by fire.
- And when with toil his head declines,
  And at his western gate his crimson banner shines,
  Thou thought'st some conflagrated city drank
  The lightning of his ire, and into ashes shrank.1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Opinions of the Uneducated Deaf and Dumb, page 60

Forms of conflagrated

comparative	more conflagrated
superlative	most conflagrated

Questions about conflagrated

What does conflagrated mean?: Conflagrated means burnt, destroyed by fire.
What is conflagrated the simple past and past participle of?: Conflagrated is the simple past and past participle of conflagrate.
What part of speech is conflagrated?: Conflagrated is an adjective.

Words near conflagrated in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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