возгораться

Russian

Etymology

возгора́ть (vozgorátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vəzɡɐˈrat͡sːə]

Verb

возгора́ться • (vozgorátʹsjaimpf (perfective возгоре́ться) (literary)

  1. (archaic) to catch fire, to ignite
    Synonyms: загора́ться (zagorátʹsja), разгора́ться (razgorátʹsja)
  2. (figurative) to flare up, to break out (of a war, quarrel, etc.)
  3. (figurative) to be inflamed [with instrumental ‘with strong feelings, etc.’]

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