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flare

[ flair ]
/ flɛər /
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verb (used without object), flared, flar·ing.
verb (used with object), flared, flar·ing.
noun
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Origin of flare

1540–50; original meaning: spread out, said of hair, a ship's sides, etc.; compare Old English flǣre either of the spreading sides at the end of the nose

OTHER WORDS FROM flare

outflare, verb (used with object), out·flared, out·flar·ing.un·flared, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flare

flair, flare
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British Dictionary definitions for flare

flare
/ (flɛə) /

verb
noun

Derived forms of flare

flared, adjective

Word Origin for flare

C16 (to spread out): of unknown origin
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