deflagrate

About 0.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To burn with intense light and heat. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
2. verb Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.

Similar words

fulminate burst into flame torch burst into flames bombard starburst set the world aflame fan the flame fire blast

Often followed by

rather when with on

Word family

deflagrated deflagrates deflagrating deflagration deflagrations