Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deflagrate

2 senses of deflagrate

Sense 1
deflagrate -- (cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; "care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated")
       => burn, combust -- (cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels")

Sense 2
deflagrate -- (burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated")
       => burn, combust -- (undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well")