17 November 2017

deflagrate

[def-luh-greyt]

verb (used with or without object), deflagrated, deflagrating.

1. to burn, especially suddenly and violently.

Origin of deflagrate

Latin

1720-1730; < Latin dēflagrātus (past participle of dēflagrāre to burn down), equivalent to dē- de- + flagr(āre) to burn + -ātus -ate1

Related forms

deflagrable, adjective
deflagrability, noun
deflagration, noun

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Examples from the Web for deflagrate

Historical Examples

The case is the same when this Salt is alkalizated by deflagration.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.
Pierre Joseph Macquer

deflagration is the burning of a substance with explosive violence, generally due to excess of oxygen.
The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis
Frederick Hutton Getman

It seems to me that the deflagration, by the intense brilliancy of the substances in combustion, is produced in pure oxygen.
From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It
Jules Verne

The story of the prints and their deflagration may be true, but it is very questionable if they were for royal use.
The History of Prostitution
William W. Sanger

The thin wires are stretched between the balls, and the lower one is in course of deflagration.
The Boy’s Playbook of Science
John Henry Pepper

Anagram

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Today’s quote

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

– Dalai Lama

On this day

17 November 1950 – 15 year-old, Tenzin Gyatso becomes the 14th Dalai Lama in Tibet, a position he holds to this day.

17 November 1973 – U.S. President Richard Nixon televises a speech in which he states, ‘I am not a crook’. This was in relation to allegations of his involvement in the Watergate Scandal, in which documents were stolen from the offices of the Democratic National Convention at the Watergate Hotel in Washington on 17 June 1972. Nixon was implicated in the break-in when recordings of conversations held in the Oval Office showed his involvement. Impeachment proceedings were commenced, however, Nixon resigned on 8 August 1974 and avoided being impeached, although he faced possible criminal proceedings. Vice-President Gerald Ford became President immediately following Nixon’s resignations, and on 8 September 1974, Ford pardoned Nixon of any wrong-doing.