deflagrate

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/ === Verb === deflagrate (third-person singular simple present deflagrates, present participle deflagrating, simple past and past participle deflagrated) (physics) To burn with intense light and heat. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction. Antonym: detonate ==== Hypernyms ==== combust ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.flaˈɡra.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: de‧fla‧grà‧te === Verb === deflagrate second-person plural present and imperative of deflagrare == Latin == === Verb === dēflagrāte second-person plural present active imperative of dēflagrō == Spanish == === Verb === deflagrate second-person singular voseo imperative of deflagrar combined with te