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[Pref. de =away, and fire; combustible. "Our chemical oils the more inflammable and deflagrable."- Boyle : Works , i. 538. def-la-grāte, v . t . & i. [Lat. deflagratus , pa. par. of deflagro to consume by fire; de (intens.), and flagro to burn.] A. Trans.: To set fire to and consume totally by deflagration. B. In trans.: To be rapidly consumed in fire. *def-la-grāt-ed, pa . par . or a. [DEFLAGRATE.] děf-la-grāt-ing, pr . par . , a . & s . [DEFLAGRATE.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst .: The act or proce of consuming totally by fire: deflagration.