Deflagrate
/ˈdiː.flə.ɡreɪt/noun
To burn or explode suddenly and violently, especially with flames.
Did you know?Deflagrate comes from Latin de- (“down, away”) + flagrare (“to burn”), and its fiery sibling root gave English words like flame and conflagration.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰlegʷ-
“to burn, blaze”
Latin
Latin
flagrare
“to burn, blaze”
Latin
Latin
deflagrare
“to burn down, be consumed by fire”
16th Century
English
deflagrate
“to burn up or burn away; later, to explode with sudden flame”
Modern English
English
deflagrate
“to burn or explode suddenly with flame”
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