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detonate

[ det-n-eyt ]

verb (used without object)

detonated, detonating.
  1. to explode with suddenness and violence.


verb (used with object)

detonated, detonating.
  1. to cause (something explosive) to explode.

detonate

/ ˈɛəˌԱɪ /

verb

  1. to cause (a bomb, mine, etc) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc) to explode; set off or be set off
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··Բ· [det, -n-, uh, -b, uh, l], o·Բa· adjective
  • o·Բ·i·ٲ o·Բa·i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDz·o·ԲiԲ adjective
  • ܲ·o·Բe adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of detonate1

1720–30; < Latin ŧٴDzٳܲ thundered forth (past participle of ŧٴDz ), equivalent to ŧ- de- + ton ( ) to thunder + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of detonate1

C18: from Latin ŧٴDz to thunder down, from de- + ton to thunder
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Example Sentences

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Because of their small size, the rats are not heavy enough to detonate the mines.

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He wanted to "detonate the bomb when the canteen was full of nurses and walk out", the judge added.

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An 18-year-old from Lancaster has pleaded guilty to making hundreds of calls falsely threatening to conduct shootings or detonate bombs at public facilities.

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The exercise is supposed to help us embrace our body’s capacity for pleasure, shed sexual shame and detonate inhibitions.

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A Lancaster teen was sentenced to four years in prison after making more than 375 hoax calls that included threats to detonate bombs, conduct mass shootings and “kill everyone he saw,” authorities said.

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