Detonate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To explode or cause to explode.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
  • v. To cause an explosion.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To explode with a sudden report.
  • v. To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cause to explode; specifically, to cause to explode with great suddenness and with a loud report.
  • To explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise: as, niter detonates with sulphur.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to burst with a violent release of energy
  • v. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
    • Verb Form
    detonated    detonates    detonating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change integrity    combust   
    Hyponym
    fulminate    dynamite   
    Form
    detonated    detonating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    explode    fulminate    blast    discharge   
     
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