deflagrate

[ def-luh-greyt ]

/ ˈdɛf ləˌgreɪt /

to burn, especially suddenly and violently.

Origin of deflagrate

1720–30; < Latin dēflagrātus (past participle of dēflagrāre to burn down), equivalent to dē- de- + flagr(āre) to burn + -ātus -ate¹

def·la·gra·ble, adjective def·la·gra·bil·i·ty, noun def·la·gra·tion, noun

It seems to me that the deflagration, by the intense brilliancy of the substances in combustion, is produced in pure oxygen.

From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It |Jules Verne
Gunpowder is exploded by deflagration, by means of a fuze, and exerts a comparatively slow and rending force.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 |Various
It was during this period of deflagration and dry rot that the Eastern owners of the railroad lost heart.

The Taming of Red Butte Western |Francis Lynde
This deflagration of Sulphur is the only means we have of decomposing it, in order to obtain its Acid in purity.

Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed. |Pierre Joseph Macquer

The case is the same when this Salt is alkalizated by deflagration.

Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed. |Pierre Joseph Macquer

deflagrate

/ (ˈdɛfləˌɡreɪt, ˈdiː-) /

to burn or cause to burn with great heat and light

deflagration, noun

C18: from Latin dēflagrāre, from de- + flagrāre to burn