In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
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
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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