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- 1. explode or cause to explode: "two other bombs failed to detonate" Similar
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detonate. verb [ I or T ] uk / ˈdet. ə n.eɪt / us / ˈdet̬. ə n.eɪt / Add to word list. to ( cause something to) explode: The device detonated unexpectedly. A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exploding and erupting. blast. blow (someone/something) up. blowout.
detonate. verb [ I or T ] uk / ˈdet. ə n.eɪt / us / ˈdet̬. ə n.eɪt / to ( cause something to) explode: The device detonated unexpectedly. A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exploding and erupting. blast. blow (someone/something) up. burst in on someone/something.
verb. det· o· nate ˈde-tᵊn-ˌāt. ˈde-tə-ˌnāt. detonated; detonating. Synonyms of detonate. intransitive verb. : to explode with sudden violence. transitive verb. 1. : to cause to detonate. detonate a bomb. compare deflagrate. 2. : to set off in a burst of activity : spark. programs that detonated controversies. detonatable. ˈde-tᵊn-ˌā-tə-bəl.
to explode with suddenness and violence. verb (used with object) , det·o·nat·ed, det·o·nat·ing. to cause (something explosive) to explode. detonate. / ˈdɛtəˌneɪt / verb. to cause (a bomb, mine, etc) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc) to explode; set off or be set off. Discover More. Other Words From.
detonate. verb [ I or T ] us / ˈdet̬. ə n.eɪt / uk / ˈdet. ə n.eɪt / Add to word list. to ( cause something to) explode: The device detonated unexpectedly. A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exploding and erupting. blast. blow (someone/something) up. blowout.
To detonate is to explode or cause something to explode. If a bad guy lights the fuse of a stick of dynamite, run before it detonates! In war, there is a lot of detonating, which is when something violently explodes, like bombs or grenades. When someone steps on a landmine, it detonates.
Definition of 'detonate' Word Frequency. detonate. (detəneɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense detonates , present participle detonating , past tense, past participle detonated. verb. If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes. Their underground vehicle hit a trip wire that detonated a bomb.
