verbfirst conjugation
cōnflagrō
cōnflagrō (present infinitive cōnflagrāre, perfect active cōnflagrāvī, supine cōnflagrātum)
Classical[ˈkõː.fɫa.ɡroː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔɱ.fla.ɡro]
Meaning
- intransitiveto be on fire or in flames, be consumed; to burn
Atque hi tanti ignes tamque multi non modo nihil nocent terris rebusque terrestribus, sed ita prosunt, ut, si moti loco sint, conflagrare terras necesse sit a tantis ardoribus moderatione et temperatione sublata
And these fiery bodies, which are so great and numerous, not only do no harm to the earth and what is upon the earth, but are beneficial in this way, that if they were moved from their place the earth would inevitably be consumed by their intense heat, when it had ceased to be controlled and moderated.45 BCE, Cicero, De natura deorum 2.36.92 - figurativelyintransitiveto be destroyed, ruined, exhausted
[…] ubi conflagrassent Sidicini, ad nos traiecturum illud incendium esse
[…] we knew that when the Sidicines had been destroyed the fire would sweep on to us.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 7.30.12 - figurativelyintransitiveto be inflamed or impassioned; to burn
una atque eadem nox erat qua praetor amoris turpissimi flamma, classis populi Romani praedonum incendio conflagrabat
On one and the same night, the praetor was burning with the flame of the most disgraceful love, a fleet of the Roman people with the fire of pirates.70 BCE, Cicero, In Verrem 2.5.35.92 - raretransitiveto burn
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Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnflagrō | cōnflagrābam | cōnflagrābō | cōnflagrāvī | cōnflagrāveram | cōnflagrāverō cōnflagrārō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnflagrās | cōnflagrābās | cōnflagrābis | cōnflagrāvistī cōnflagrāstī | cōnflagrāverās cōnflagrārās | cōnflagrāveris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnflagrat | cōnflagrābat | cōnflagrābit | cōnflagrāvit | cōnflagrāverat cōnflagrārat | cōnflagrāverit cōnflagrārit |
| 1st pl. | cōnflagrāmus | cōnflagrābāmus | cōnflagrābimus | cōnflagrāvimus | cōnflagrāverāmus | cōnflagrāverimus cōnflagrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnflagrātis | cōnflagrābātis | cōnflagrābitis | cōnflagrāvistis cōnflagrāstis | cōnflagrāverātis cōnflagrārātis | cōnflagrāveritis cōnflagrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnflagrant | cōnflagrābant | cōnflagrābunt | cōnflagrāvērunt cōnflagrāvēre, cōnflagrārunt | cōnflagrāverant cōnflagrārant | cōnflagrāverint cōnflagrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnflagrem | cōnflagrārem | cōnflagrāverim cōnflagrārim | cōnflagrāvissem cōnflagrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnflagrēs | cōnflagrārēs | cōnflagrāverīs | cōnflagrāvissēs cōnflagrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnflagret | cōnflagrāret | cōnflagrāverit cōnflagrārit | cōnflagrāvisset cōnflagrāsset |
| 1st pl. | cōnflagrēmus | cōnflagrārēmus | cōnflagrāverīmus cōnflagrārīmus | cōnflagrāvissēmus cōnflagrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnflagrētis | cōnflagrārētis | cōnflagrāverītis cōnflagrārītis | cōnflagrāvissētis cōnflagrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnflagrent | cōnflagrārent | cōnflagrāverint cōnflagrārint | cōnflagrāvissent cōnflagrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnflagror | cōnflagrābar | cōnflagrābor |
| 2nd sg. | cōnflagrāris cōnflagrāre | cōnflagrābāris cōnflagrābāre | cōnflagrāberis cōnflagrābere |
| 3rd sg. | cōnflagrātur | cōnflagrābātur | cōnflagrābitur |
| 1st pl. | cōnflagrāmur | cōnflagrābāmur | cōnflagrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnflagrāminī | cōnflagrābāminī | cōnflagrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnflagrantur | cōnflagrābantur | cōnflagrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnflagrer | cōnflagrārer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnflagrēris cōnflagrēre | cōnflagrārēris cōnflagrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnflagrētur | cōnflagrārētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnflagrēmur | cōnflagrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnflagrēminī | cōnflagrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnflagrentur | cōnflagrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnflagrā | cōnflagrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnflagrāte | cōnflagrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnflagrātō | cōnflagrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnflagrātō | cōnflagrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnflagrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnflagrantō | cōnflagrantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnflagrāre | cōnflagrārī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnflagrāvisse cōnflagrāsse | cōnflagrātum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnflagrātūrum esse | cōnflagrātum īrī |
| present participle | cōnflagrāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnflagrātus cōnflagrāta, cōnflagrātā, cōnflagrātae, cōnflagrātam, cōnflagrātārum, cōnflagrātās, cōnflagrātī, cōnflagrātōrum, cōnflagrātōs |
| future participle | cōnflagrātūrus cōnflagrātūra, cōnflagrātūrā, cōnflagrātūrae, cōnflagrātūram, cōnflagrātūrārum, cōnflagrātūrās, cōnflagrātūre, cōnflagrātūrī, cōnflagrātūrīs, cōnflagrātūrō, cōnflagrātūrōrum, cōnflagrātūrōs, cōnflagrātūrum | cōnflagrandus cōnflagranda, cōnflagrandā, cōnflagrandae, cōnflagrandam, cōnflagrandārum, cōnflagrandās, cōnflagrande, cōnflagrandīs, cōnflagrandōrum, cōnflagrandōs |
gerundcōnflagrandī, cōnflagrandō, cōnflagrandumsupinecōnflagrātum, cōnflagrātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- incendio flagrare, or simply conflagrare, ardere (Liv. 30. 7)
- to be on fire, in flames.
con-flā^gro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. , to burn up (rare; mostly in Cic.).
I. Neutr., to burn, be consumed.
A. Prop.:
conflagrare terras necesse sit a tantis ardoribus, Cic. N. D. 2, 36, 92: classis populi Romani praedonum incendio conflagrabat, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 35, § 92; Liv. 30, 7, 9: tabulae simul conflagraverant, * Suet. Vesp. 8; Col. 2, 2, 28.—B. Trop.:
an te non existimas invidiae incendio conflagraturum? Cic. Cat. 1, 11, 29; Liv. 24, 26, 3: flagitiorum invidiā, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 41: amoris flammā, id. ib. 2, 5, 35, § 92; cf.: ubi conflagrassent Sidicini, ad nos trajecturum illud incendium esse, Liv. 7, 30, 12.—II. Act. (rare; in verb. finit. only late Lat.):
Juppiter Semelen conflagravit, Hyg. Fab. 179; cf. Schol. ad Hor. Epod. 5, 63.—In part. perf.: conflagratus, burnt up: urbs acerbissimo incendio, Auct. Her. 4, 8, 12 dub.: regiones, App. de Mundo, p. 73, 32.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-flagrō āvī, ātus, āre,
to burn, be consumed, be on fire: impedimenta conflagrare, Cs.: classis incendio conflagrabat: urbem conflagrare velle: urbs incendio conflagrata, Her. — Fig., to be inflamed, burn: amoris flammā. — To be destroyed, be exhausted: ubi conflagrassent Sidicini, L.—To be condemned, be consumed: flagitiorum invidiā: invidiā Hieronymi, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnflagrō
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Italic *flagrosder.? Latin flagrō Latin cōnflagrō From con- (“with”) + flagrō (“burn”).
Descendants
- Italianconflagrare
- Portugueseconflagrar
- Spanishconflagrar
In English words that came into English from cōnflagrō
- conflagrationcōnflagrātiō
- conflagrantcōnflagrāns