deflagrate
[ def-luh-greyt ]
verb (used with or without object),def·la·grat·ed, def·la·grat·ing.
to burn, especially suddenly and violently.
Origin of deflagrate
1Other words from deflagrate
- def·la·gra·ble, adjective
- def·la·gra·bil·i·ty, noun
- def·la·gra·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for deflagrate
deflagrate
/ (ˈdɛfləˌɡreɪt, ˈdiː-) /
verb
to burn or cause to burn with great heat and light
Origin of deflagrate
1C18: from Latin dēflagrāre, from de- + flagrāre to burn
Derived forms of deflagrate
- deflagration, noun
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