deflagrate

[ def-luh-greyt ]

verb (used with or without object),def·la·grat·ed, def·la·grat·ing.
  1. to burn, especially suddenly and violently.

Origin of deflagrate

1
1720–30; <Latin dēflagrātus (past participle of dēflagrāre to burn down), equivalent to dē-de- + flagr(āre) to burn + -ātus-ate1

Other 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
  1. to burn or cause to burn with great heat and light

Origin of deflagrate

1
C18: from Latin dēflagrāre, from de- + flagrāre to burn

Derived forms of deflagrate

  • deflagration, noun

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