FLARE UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flare up mean? 

• FLARE UP (verb)
  The verb FLARE UP has 2 senses:

1. ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

2. erupt or intensify suddenly

  Familiarity information: FLARE UP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLARE UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Context example:

the fire flared up and died down once again

Hypernyms (to "flare up" is one way to...):

ignite; light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flare up"):

inflame; kindle (catch fire)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Erupt or intensify suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

break open; burst out; erupt; flare; flare up; irrupt

Context example:

The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism

Hypernyms (to "flare up" is one way to...):

deepen; intensify (become more intense)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s

Derivation:

flare-up (a sudden intense happening)