burn off

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burn off verb

To dissipate as the result of heat.
To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
(oil) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.

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flare burn up burn dissipate evaporate outburn burn away burn out ablate cook off boil off unburn disperse dry out volatilize extinguish

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