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detonate

det·o·nate [ détt'n àyt ] (past and past participle det·o·nat·ed, present participle det·o·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular det·o·nates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
explode: to explode, or make something explode

[Early 18th century. < Latin detonat-, past participle of detonare "thunder down" < tonare "to thunder"]

det·o·na·tive adjective
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