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To become engulfed in flames, to combust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go on fire, go up in flames, go up in smoke, catch on fire, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, fire, ignite, light, spunk, take fire
Antonyms: none provided
To become very popular or widespread; to take off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To be inspired by passion or zeal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
start to burn or burst into flames
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Marsh gases ignited suddenly
- The oily rags combusted spontaneously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: erupt, ignite, take fire, combust, conflagrate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
Narrower terms: blow out, catch, light up
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اِشْتَعَلَ
(ištaʕala)
— become engulfed in flames
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Armenian:
կպչել
(kpčʻel)
— become engulfed in flames
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Chinese:
著火
(zoek6 fo2)
— become engulfed in flames
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Chinese Mandarin:
起火
(qǐhuǒ)
— become engulfed in flames
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Chinese Mandarin:
著火
(zháohuǒ)
— become engulfed in flames
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Chinese Mandarin:
失火
(shīhuǒ)
— become engulfed in flames
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Chinese Mandarin:
發火 /发火
(fāhuǒ)
— become engulfed in flames
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Dutch:
vuur vatten
— become engulfed in flames
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Esperanto:
bruliĝi
— become engulfed in flames
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Finnish:
syttyä tuleen
— become engulfed in flames
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French:
s'enflammer
— become engulfed in flames
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French:
prendre feu
— become engulfed in flames
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German:
Feuer fangen
— become engulfed in flames
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German:
entflammen
— become engulfed in flames
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Japanese:
引火する
(inka suru)
— become engulfed in flames
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Korean:
인화(引火)하다
(inhwahada)
— become engulfed in flames
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Korean:
발화(發火)하다
(balhwahada)
— become engulfed in flames
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Latin:
ardescō
— become engulfed in flames
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Latin:
ignescō
— become engulfed in flames
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Malayalam:
തീപിടിക്കുക
(tīpiṭikkuka)
— become engulfed in flames
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Norwegian Bokmål:
antenne
— become engulfed in flames
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Norwegian Bokmål:
fatte
— become engulfed in flames
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Norwegian Bokmål:
fate
— become engulfed in flames
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Norwegian Bokmål:
fenge
— become engulfed in flames
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Norwegian Bokmål:
ta fyr
— become engulfed in flames
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Polish:
zapalać się
— become engulfed in flames
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Polish:
zapalić się
— become engulfed in flames
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Portuguese:
pegar fogo
— become engulfed in flames
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Russian:
загора́ться
(zagorátʹsja)
— become engulfed in flames
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Russian:
загоре́ться
(zagorétʹsja)
— become engulfed in flames
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Russian:
возгора́ться
(vozgorátʹsja)
— become engulfed in flames
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Russian:
возгоре́ться
(vozgorétʹsja)
— become engulfed in flames
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Slovene:
vneti se
— become engulfed in flames
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Spanish:
prender
— become engulfed in flames
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Swedish:
fatta eld
— become engulfed in flames
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Swedish:
börja brinna
— become engulfed in flames
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Swedish:
ta fyr
— become engulfed in flames
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Turkish:
alev almak
— become engulfed in flames
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Turkish:
tutuşmak
— become engulfed in flames
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Ottoman Turkish:
یانمق
(yanmak)
— become engulfed in flames
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Walloon:
prinde feu
— become engulfed in flames
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Welsh:
mynd ar dân
— become engulfed in flames
