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   detonate

   /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. explode or cause to explode: "two other bombs failed to detonate" Similar explodego offbe set offblow upburst apartshattereruptignitebangblastboomgo banggo boomset offexplodedischargelet offtouch offtriggerignitekindlelightspark

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin detonat- ‘thundered down or forth’, from the verb detonare, from de- ‘down’ + tonare ‘to thunder’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. detonative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Learn the meaning of detonate, a verb that means to cause something to explode or to explode oneself. See how to use detonate in sentences and find synonyms, related words and translations.

   • English (US)

     to explode, or to cause a bomb to explode: [ T ] A remote...

   • Znaczenie Detonate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     detonate definicja: 1. to (cause something to) explode: 2....

   • Detonate: Indonesian Translation

     DETONATE translate: meledakkan. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   • Detonate in Simplified Chinese

     DETONATE translate: 引爆，（使）爆炸. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Traditional

     DETONATE translate: 引爆，（使）爆炸. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Detonate definition: to explode with suddenness and violence.. See examples of DETONATE used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   Detonate means to explode, or to make a bomb or other device explode. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.

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