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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FENESTRATION

(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis


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