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verb
To catch fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: go up in flames, catch on fire, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, fire, go up in smoke, ignite, light, spunk, take fire
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To set fire to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ignite, kindle, aflame, alight, conflagrate, fire, fire up, inflame, light, light up, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set alight, set fire, set on fire, torch
Antonyms: none provided
verb
start to burn or burst into flames
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
Narrower terms: blow out, catch, light up
verb
cause to start burning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: kindle, enkindle, inflame
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ignite, light
Narrower terms: rekindle
History
First attested in 1657; borrowed from Latin cōnflāgrātus, perfect passive participial of cōnflāgrō (“to be consumed by fire; (rare) to set aflame”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
