Flared

verb

1. To cause to burn.
2. To cause inflammation; to inflame.
3. To open outward in shape.

   "The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)"

4. To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
5. To blaze brightly.

   "The blast furnace flared in the night."