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to detonate
01
to make something explode
Transitive: to detonate sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
detonate
3rd person singular
detonates
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
