detonate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

Verb

detonate (detonates, present participle detonating; past and past participle detonated)

1. (intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
2. (transitive) To cause to explode.

Synonyms

• blast
• discharge
• fulminate

Antonyms

• (with respect to speed of prorogation) deflagrate

Related terms

• detonatable
• detonation
• detonator

Translations

• French: détonner
• Portuguese: detonar, explodir
• Russian: взрыва́ться

Translations

• French: détoner, détonner
• German: detonieren
• Portuguese: detonar
• Russian: взрыва́ть

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