DETONATED

Verb

detonated

simple past tense and past participle of detonate

Anagrams

• denotated

Source: Wiktionary


DETONATE

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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