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to detonate
01
to make something explode
Transitive: to detonate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
detonate
3rd person singular
detonates
Present participle
detonating
Past simple
detonated
Past participle
detonated
Examples
The technician detonated the device in a controlled environment.
02
to explode suddenly and violently due to a strong chemical or physical reaction
Intransitive
Examples
The bomb detonated, causing widespread destruction.
Lexical Tree
detonation
detonative
detonator
detonate
deton
