Etymology

deflagrate

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Today it means: To burn with intense light and heat. Full definition →

Latin dēflagrātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēflagrō
  2. Latin · borrowed fromdēflagrātus
  3. English todaydeflagrate

First attested in 1727; borrowed from Latin dēflagrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin dēflagrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + flagrō (“to burn”).

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