Thesaurus: deflagrate

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1. v. i. To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.
2. 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 refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame.
3. v. cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity
4. v. burn with great heat and intense light
5. To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt. 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.
6. To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also,to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.
7. v. cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity v. burn with great heat and intense light