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English verb: burn down | |||
| 1. | burn down (change) burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire | ||
| Samples | The hut burned down. The mountain of paper went up in flames. | ||
| Synonyms | burn up, go up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burn, combust | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | incinerate | ||
| 2. | burn down (change) destroy by fire | ||
| Samples | They burned the house and his diaries. | ||
| Examples | They burn down the trees | ||
| Synonyms | burn, fire | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backfire, cremate, scorch, torch | ||
| Verb group | burn, burn, combust, incinerate | ||
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