deflagrate
verb/ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/UK
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”).
- derived from dēflagrō
- borrowed from dēflagrātus
Definitions
To burn with intense light and heat.
The neighborhood
- neighbordeflagrating spoon
- neighbordeflagration
- neighborcombust
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for deflagrate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA