deflagrate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdɛfləɡreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form deflagrate

Third-person singular deflagrates

Past tense deflagrated

Past participle deflagrated

Present participle deflagrating

1. (physics) (chemistry) If you deflagrate something , you burn it with an intense flame.