def·la·grate (d f l -gr t )intr. & tr.v. def·la·grat·ed, def·la·grat·ing, def·la·grates To burn or cause to burn with great heat and intense light. [Latin d  flagrre, dflagrt- : d-, intensive pref.; see de- + flagrre, to blaze; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]def la·gration n. |
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| Noun | 1. | deflagration - combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat combustion, burning - a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light |
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