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   detonate

   /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

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   • 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’.

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   • 1. detonative adjective

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   What is another word for detonated?

   • Synonyms & Near Synonyms for detonated. blasted, exploded. broken, busted, fractured, fragmented, shattered, smashed.

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   What does detonate mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DETONATE definition: 1. to (cause something to) explode: 2. to (cause something to) explode: 3. to explode, or to…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to detonate a bomb?

   • 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. The detonating of nuclear bombs devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. Also, to detonate is to set off a bomb.

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   What does detonation mean?

   • to explode with suddenness and violence. , det·o·nat·ed, det·o·nat·ing. to cause (something explosive) to explode. Any one of them could have—and still may—detonate the deal if the negotiated plan falls apart. Another way would be to fly a grenade immediately to where the enemy is positioned, detonating it on contact.

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   to explode, or to cause a bomb to explode: [ T ] A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.

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     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: Thai Translation

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   • Detonate: Polish Translation

     detonate translate: detonować, wybuchać, odpalać. Learn more...

   • Detonate: Indonesian Translation

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

   • Detonate: French Translation

     detonate translate: (faire) détoner, (faire) exploser,...

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

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

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   The meaning of DETONATE is to explode with sudden violence. How to use detonate in a sentence. to explode with sudden violence; to cause to detonate; to set off in a burst of activity : spark…

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

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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 how to pronounce it in British and American English.

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   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.

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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 grammar notes.