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deflagrate
def·la·grate
[
défflə gràyt
]
(
past and past participle
def·la·grat·ed
,
present participle
def·la·grat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
def·la·grates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
burn violently:
to burn violently, or make something burn violently
(
technical
)
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
deflagrat-
, past participle of
deflagrare
"burn up" <
flagrare
"burn"
]
def·la·gra·tion
[
dèfflə gráysh'n
]
noun
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def·la·gra·tion [ dèfflə gráysh'n ] noun
