deflagrate

verb

Definition of deflagratenext
as in to ignite

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  1. ignite
  2. fire
  3. kindle
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  • In modern nuclear weapons, conventional explosives set off a fission reaction—the splitting of big atoms—whose intensity then ignites a fusion reaction that combines light atoms.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • When the tin fog is ignited, the explosion produces a plasma fifty times hotter than the surface of the sun.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignite
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  • Martin Zummach, an attorney who represents the officer who fired the shot that killed Kohen, says the attorney general's findings cleared his client of criminal wrongdoing.
    — SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As neurons fire furiously over the course of the day, ROS can accumulate.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fire
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  • This complicates things for Teagan, who has begun to kindle something with Cam.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Now that fall is on the horizon, hope has been kindled for abundant rainfall.
    — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of kindle
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“Deflagrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflagrate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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