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1. (v.i.) deflagrate
to burn, esp. suddenly and violently.
Etymology: (1720–30; < L dēflagrātus, ptp. of dēflagrāre to burn down =dē-de - +flagrāre to burn)
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1. (verb) deflagrate
cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity
"care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated"
2. (verb) deflagrate
burn with great heat and intense light
"the powder deflagrated"
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1. (verb) deflagrate
to burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt
2. (verb) deflagrate
to cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame
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