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
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.
• blast
• discharge
• fulminate
• (with respect to speed of prorogation): deflagrate
• combust
• 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
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
