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CONFLAGRATE
Definition of CONFLAGRATE
verb
To catch fire.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
CONFLAGRATE carries 4 further meanings.
To burn up; consume with fire.
To burst into flame; take fire, either literally or figuratively.
verb
cause to start burning
verb
start to burn or burst into flames
“The oily rags combusted spontaneously”
Where it comes from
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).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
CONFLAGRATE in a sentence
“Since your last remark provides nothing other than a sarcastic "thanks" that wrongly suggests I was lecturing you, I will try not to conflagrate this incendiary issue any further.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CONFLAGRATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 181 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONFLAGRATE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEFGLNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of CONFLAGRATE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start CONFLAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found CONFLAGRATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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