Definitions for "Deflagrate"
To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as salt.
To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame.
cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; "care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated"