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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Deflagrate

· Def·la·grate · IPA /ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/
01 v. i. To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.
imp. & p. p. Deflagrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflagrating
  1. 1.
    To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.(Chem.)
02 v. t. To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate re…
  1. 1.
    To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame.(Chem.)