| conflagration | | |
| n. (event) | 1. conflagration, inferno | a very intense and uncontrolled fire. |
| ~ fire | the event of something burning (often destructive).; "they lost everything in the fire" |
| ~ wildfire | a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration. |
| flare up | | |
| v. (weather) | 1. flare up | ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down.; "the fire flared up and died down once again" |
| ~ ignite, light | cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat.; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" |
| ~ kindle, inflame | catch fire.; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles" |
| v. (change) | 2. break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up, irrupt | erupt or intensify suddenly.; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
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