deflagrate

verb

Definition of deflagratenext
as in to ignite

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  1. ignite
  2. fire
  3. kindle
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  • Advertisement California Officials investigating whether Southern California Edison equipment ignited Hurst fire Jan. 12, 2025 Investigations into the cause of blazes as large and intense as these L.A. fires often take months, if not longer.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Powerful winds have been largely to blame for turning wildfires that ignited last week into huge infernos that leveled whole neighborhoods around the city.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of ignite
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  • In addition to crashing into the crowd, Jabbar exited the vehicle and fired on law enforcement, who returned fire, and the suspect was declared dead at the scene, according to the bureau.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Within moments, the driver started firing on police officers from inside the vehicle.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of fire
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  • Tunisians have tried to protest Saied’s authoritarianism, kindling hope among observers that the country might return to its democratizing trajectory.
    Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Residing with her German foster parents on the outskirts of Munich, Liesel forges a close bond with her foster father, Hans Hubermann, who teaches her how to read and write, kindling a passion for books.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of kindle
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