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deflagrate

def·lag·rate

UK/ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity

  • “care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated”
2.

burn with great heat and intense light

  • “the powder deflagrated”

Origin

First attested in 1727; borrowed from Latin dēflagrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin dēflagrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + flagrō (“to burn”).

Phrases

  • deflagrating spoon

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