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Definitions for Detonate
[1] to explode with suddenness and violence.
[2] to cause (something explosive) to explode.
[3] to cause (a bomb, mine, etc) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc) to explode; set off or be set off
Words related to Detonate
explode, blast, burst, discharge, bang, fulminate, mushroom
Words nearby Detonate
dethatch, dethrone, detick, detinue, detmold, detonate, detonation, detonator, detour, detox, detoxicate
Origin of Detonate
1720–30; < Latin dētonātus thundered forth (past participle of dētonāre ), equivalent to dē- de- + ton(āre ) to thunder + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Detonate
det·o·na·ble [det -n-uh -buh l] /ˈdɛt n ə bəl/ , det·o·nat·a·ble , adjective
det·o·na·bil·i·ty , det·o·nat·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·det·o·nat·ing , adjective
un·det·o·nat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Detonate
C18: from Latin dētonāre to thunder down, from de- + tonāre to thunder
Synonyms for Detonate
blast, blow up, burst, explode, bang, discharge, fulminate, mushroom, kablooey, let go, push the button, shoot off, touch off, va-voom