deflagrate
[ def-luh-greyt ]
/ ˈdɛf ləˌgreɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), def·la·grat·ed, def·la·grat·ing.
to burn, especially suddenly and violently.
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OTHER WORDS FROM deflagrate
def·la·gra·ble, adjectivedef·la·gra·bil·i·ty, noundef·la·gra·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for deflagrate
deflagrate
/ (ˈdɛfləˌɡreɪt, ˈdiː-) /
verb
to burn or cause to burn with great heat and light
Derived forms of deflagrate
deflagration, nounWord Origin for deflagrate
C18: from Latin dēflagrāre, from de- + flagrāre to burn
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