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verb
- 1. explode or cause to explode: "two other bombs failed to detonate" Similar
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to explode, or to cause a bomb to explode: [ T ] A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.
to explode, or to cause a bomb to explode: [ T ] A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.
The meaning of DETONATE is to explode with sudden violence. How to use detonate in a sentence.
Detonate definition: to explode with suddenness and violence.. See examples of DETONATE used in a sentence.
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.
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. [VERB noun] An explosive device detonated on the roof of the building. [VERB] More Synonyms of detonate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
detonate (something) to explode, or to make a bomb or other device explode. Two other bombs failed to detonate. The terrorists planned to detonate the device when the shop was empty. The bomb was detonated by remote control.