deflagrate

From the participle stem of Latin deflagrare, from de + flagrare (“to burn”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/

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deflagrate (third-person singular simple present deflagrates, present participle deflagrating, simple past and past participle deflagrated)

1. (physics) To burn with intense light and heat.
   1. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.

• (with respect to speed of propagation) detonate

• combust

• deflagrating spoon
• deflagration

• IPA^(key): /deflaˈɡrate/, [d̪e.flaˈɡraː.t̪e]
• Hyphenation: de‧fla‧grà‧te

deflagrate

1. second-person plural present tense and imperative of deflagrare

dēflagrāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēflagrō