detonatev.

/ˈdɛtəneɪt/

/ˈdiːtəneɪt/

Etymology: < Latin dētonāt-, participial stem of dētonāre to thunder down or forth ( < de- prefix 1a, 1b + tonāre to thunder), after French détoner (1680 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) in the modern sense.

a. intransitive. To produce a loud noise by the sudden liberation of gas in connection with chemical decomposition or combination; to explode with sudden loud report (as when heated or struck).

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [verb (intransitive)]

clap1509

bounce1552

fulminate1651

explode1673

detonate1729

detonize1731

chunk1890

chunk-chunk1898

1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery ii. 89 Saltpeter..detonates, or makes a Noise in the Fire.

1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 140 Hydrogen gas and nitrous oxide gas detonate violently..when a strong red heat is applied, or when the electric spark is made to pass through the mixture.

1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 78 Metals are ever rusty;..percussion caps..will not detonate; gunpowder..refuses to ignite.

1864 H. Spencer Princ. Biol. I. 8 Iodide of nitrogen detonates on the slightest touch.

b. figurative. To give vent to sudden anger or other violent feeling; to ‘explode’. (Also transitive).

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the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > show anger [verb (intransitive)] > explode with or give vent to anger

to fly outc1400

to flame out, upa1701

explode1834

detonate1836

plotzc1920

1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 39 309 He..is notoriously choleric, and detonates upon the object nearest to him like one of his own chlorides.

1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 258 It seemed to me that it would be quite a natural conclusion..that Blodger should detonate: ‘Committed as a rogue’.

c. To make a thundering noise, to ‘thunder’. rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > sound [verb (intransitive)] > drums

dashc1325

tucka1400

dub1588

beat1656

ruff1675

dandera1724

rufflea1734

detonate1853

1853 E. S. Sheppard Charles Auchester III. 190 The drum detonated and was still.

d. Of an internal combustion engine: To make a clinking or hammering noise, owing to some defect in the machinery.

ΚΠ

1928 Daily Tel. 16 Oct. 17 Why the motor engine ‘pinks’, ‘knocks’, or, as it is technically termed, ‘detonates’.

2. transitive. To cause to explode with sudden loud report, in the act of chemical decomposition or combination.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > make (more) violent [verb (transitive)] > act upon by means of explosion > cause to explode

fulminate1651

detonate1801

1801 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 378 By detonating sulphuret of antimony and nitrate of potash, in a crucible, he obtained a mass, which [etc.].

1808 Henry in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 98 290 Detonate the mixture, and observe the amount of the diminution after the explosion.

1880 Daily News 27 Mar. 5/4 The destruction of the reef known as Hell Gate, in East River, New York, when something like 49,915 lb. [of dynamite] was detonated at once.

1890 Capt. Noble in Nature 18 Sept. One..cause which has made gunpowder so successful an agent for the purposes of the artillerist is that it is a mixture, not a definite chemical combination; that it is not possible to detonate it.

†3. To convert (a flint gun) into a ‘detonator’. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1824 P. Hawker Instr. Young Sportsmen (ed. 3) 69 I have since had a double gun detonated to my order.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	detonate
释义	detonatev. /ˈdɛtəneɪt//ˈdiːtəneɪt/ Etymology: < Latin dētonāt-, participial stem of dētonāre to thunder down or forth ( < de- prefix 1a, 1b + tonāre to thunder), after French détoner (1680 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) in the modern sense. 1. a. intransitive. To produce a loud noise by the sudden liberation of gas in connection with chemical decomposition or combination; to explode with sudden loud report (as when heated or struck). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [verb (intransitive)] clap1509 bounce1552 fulminate1651 explode1673 detonate1729 detonize1731 chunk1890 chunk-chunk1898 1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery ii. 89 Saltpeter..detonates, or makes a Noise in the Fire. 1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 140 Hydrogen gas and nitrous oxide gas detonate violently..when a strong red heat is applied, or when the electric spark is made to pass through the mixture. 1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 78 Metals are ever rusty;..percussion caps..will not detonate; gunpowder..refuses to ignite. 1864 H. Spencer Princ. Biol. I. 8 Iodide of nitrogen detonates on the slightest touch. b. figurative. To give vent to sudden anger or other violent feeling; to ‘explode’. (Also transitive). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > show anger [verb (intransitive)] > explode with or give vent to anger to fly outc1400 to flame out, upa1701 explode1834 detonate1836 plotzc1920 1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 39 309 He..is notoriously choleric, and detonates upon the object nearest to him like one of his own chlorides. 1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 258 It seemed to me that it would be quite a natural conclusion..that Blodger should detonate: ‘Committed as a rogue’. c. To make a thundering noise, to ‘thunder’. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > sound [verb (intransitive)] > drums dashc1325 tucka1400 dub1588 beat1656 ruff1675 dandera1724 rufflea1734 detonate1853 1853 E. S. Sheppard Charles Auchester III. 190 The drum detonated and was still. d. Of an internal combustion engine: To make a clinking or hammering noise, owing to some defect in the machinery. ΚΠ 1928 Daily Tel. 16 Oct. 17 Why the motor engine ‘pinks’, ‘knocks’, or, as it is technically termed, ‘detonates’. 2. transitive. To cause to explode with sudden loud report, in the act of chemical decomposition or combination. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > make (more) violent [verb (transitive)] > act upon by means of explosion > cause to explode fulminate1651 detonate1801 1801 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 91 378 By detonating sulphuret of antimony and nitrate of potash, in a crucible, he obtained a mass, which [etc.]. 1808 Henry in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 98 290 Detonate the mixture, and observe the amount of the diminution after the explosion. 1880 Daily News 27 Mar. 5/4 The destruction of the reef known as Hell Gate, in East River, New York, when something like 49,915 lb. [of dynamite] was detonated at once. 1890 Capt. Noble in Nature 18 Sept. One..cause which has made gunpowder so successful an agent for the purposes of the artillerist is that it is a mixture, not a definite chemical combination; that it is not possible to detonate it. †3. To convert (a flint gun) into a ‘detonator’. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1824 P. Hawker Instr. Young Sportsmen (ed. 3) 69 I have since had a double gun detonated to my order. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1729
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