DETONATE

detonate, explode, blow up

(verb) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; “the bomb detonated at noon”; “The Molotov cocktail exploded”

explode, detonate, blow up, set off

(verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy; “We exploded the nuclear bomb”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

detonate (third-person singular simple present detonates, present participle detonating, simple past and past participle detonated)

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

(transitive) To cause to explode.

Synonyms

• blast

• discharge

• fulminate

Antonyms

• (with respect to speed of prorogation): deflagrate

Hypernyms

• combust

Anagrams

• denotate

Source: Wiktionary

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Det"o*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Detonated; p. pr. & vb. n. Detonating.] Etym: [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down; de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder, and cf. Detonize.]

Definition: To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.

Det"o*nate, v. t.

Definition: To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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