deflagrate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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”).
Meanings
- To burn with intense light and heat.
- To burn with intense light and heat. ▸ Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deflagrating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deflagrates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| deflagrated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deflagrated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Relateds
deflagrating spoon · deflagration
Translations (9)
fi leimahtaa (to burn with intense light and heat) · bg изгарям (to burn with intense light and heat) · fi humahtaa (to burn with intense light and heat) · de verpuffen (to burn with intense light and heat) · ca deflagrar (to burn with intense light and heat) · pt deflagar (to burn with intense light and heat) · fr déflagrer (to burn with intense light and heat) · it deflagrare (to burn with intense light and heat) · es deflagrar (to burn with intense light and heat)