CONFLAGRATE

erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

(verb) start to burn or burst into flames; “Marsh gases ignited suddenly”; “The oily rags combusted spontaneously”

kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame

(verb) cause to start burning; “The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(intransitive) To catch fire. [17th century to the present]

(transitive) To set fire to something. [17th century to the present]

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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