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detonate
[ det-n-eyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to explode with suddenness and violence.
verb (used with object)
- to cause (something explosive) to explode.
detonate
/ ˈɛəˌԱɪ /
verb
- to cause (a bomb, mine, etc) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc) to explode; set off or be set off
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··Բ· [det, -n-, uh, -b, uh, l], o·Բa· adjective
- o·Բ·i·ٲ o·Բa·i·ٲ noun
- ԴDz·o·ԲiԲ adjective
- ܲ·o·Բe adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of detonate1
Example Sentences
Because of their small size, the rats are not heavy enough to detonate the mines.
He wanted to "detonate the bomb when the canteen was full of nurses and walk out", the judge added.
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.
The exercise is supposed to help us embrace our body’s capacity for pleasure, shed sexual shame and detonate inhibitions.
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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