conflagrate vs erupt what difference
what is difference between conflagrate and erupt
English
Etymology
From cōnflāgrāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin cōnflāgrō (“I am consumed by fire”, “I set aflame”).
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]
Related terms
- conflagration
Latin
Verb
cōnflagrāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of cōnflagrō
English
Etymology
From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈɹʌpt/
- Rhymes: -ʌpt
Verb
erupt (third-person singular simple present erupts, present participle erupting, simple past and past participle erupted)
- (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
- The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
- (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
- The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
- The crowd erupted in anger.
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- And Stamford Bridge erupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside.
- (intransitive, biology) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
Synonyms
- burst
Related terms
- eruption
Translations
Further reading
- erupt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- erupt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- erupt at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- ‘puter, Puter, Putre, puter, reput, upter
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