deflagrate

Meaning

1. To burn with intense light and heat.
2. To burn with intense light and heat.

Synonyms

detonate

set on fire

torch

set afire

Translations

déflagrer

deflagrare

verpuffen

verbrennen

إحترق

deflagrar

deflagrar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/

Etymology

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