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View usage for: (detəneɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense detonates, present participle detonating, past tense, past participle detonatedverbIf someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes. France is expected to detonate its first nuclear device in the next few days. [VERB noun] An explosive device detonated on the roof of the building. [VERB] More Synonyms of detonate detonate in British English (ˈdɛtəˌneɪt) verbto cause (a bomb, mine, etc) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc) to explode; set off or be set off Word origin C18: from Latin dētonāre to thunder down, from de- + tonāre to thunderdetonate in American English (ˈdɛtənˌeɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdetoˌnated or ˈdetoˌnating1. to explode violently and noisily verb transitive2. to cause (a bomb, dynamite, etc.) to explode Derived forms detonation (ˌdetoˈnation) noun Word origin < L detonatus, pp. of detonare, to thunder < de-, intens. + tonare, to thunder Examples of 'detonate' in a sentencedetonate And here I was again, standing in her tight embrace, ready to detonate another one of her dreams.He was still priming the timing device and the slightest error could detonate the mine prematurely.She wanted the bomb to detonate at that moment, matching its completion with her own.He would reach the mask and there would be a bomb under it and Bad Hands would detonate it in his face. In other languagesdetonate British English: detonate VERB If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes. Home-made explosives were detonated. - American English: detonate
- Brazilian Portuguese: detonar
- Chinese: 引爆
- European Spanish: detonar
- French: faire exploser
- German: detonieren
- Italian: detonare
- Japanese: 爆発させる
- Korean: 폭발시키다
- European Portuguese: detonar
- Latin American Spanish: detonar
Definition to make (an explosive device) explode or (of an explosive device) to explode The bomb failed to detonate. Definition to make (an explosive device) explode or (of an explosive device) to explode an explosive device which detonated last night Synonyms explode dischargebe set off go bang go boom burst apart Additional synonymsDefinition to blow up (a rock, tunnel, etc.) with explosives The explosion blasted out the external supporting wall. Synonyms blow up, bomb, destroy, burst, ruin, break up, explode, shatter, demolish, rupture, dynamite, put paid to, raze to the ground, blow sky-high Definition to explode or cause to explode The bomb blew up over the countryside. Synonyms explode, burst, go off, shatter, erupt, detonateDefinition to fire (a gun) He was tried for unlawfully and dangerously discharging a weapon. Synonyms fire, shoot, set off, explode, activate, let off, detonate, let loose (informal) |