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- DictionaryDet·o·nate/ˈdetnˌāt/
verb
- 1. explode or cause to explode: "two other bombs failed to detonate"
The meaning of DETONATE is to explode with sudden violence. How to use detonate in a sentence.
Detonate definition: to explode with suddenness and violence.. See examples of DETONATE used in a sentence.
to explode, or to cause a bomb to explode: [ T ] A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.
to ( cause something to) explode: The device detonated unexpectedly. A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Exploding and erupting. blast. blow. blow (someone/something) up. blowout.
To detonate is to explode or cause something to explode. If a bad guy lights the fuse of a stick of dynamite, run before it detonates! In war, there is a lot of detonating, which is when something violently explodes, like bombs or grenades. When someone steps on a landmine, it detonates.
detonate. verb. 1. set off, trigger, explode, discharge, blow up, ignite, let off, touch off The terrorists planted and detonated the bomb. 2. explode, blast, discharge, blow up, be set off, fulminate, go bang, go boom, burst apart an explosive device which detonated last night.
detonate (something) to explode, or to make a bomb or other device explode. Two other bombs failed to detonate. The terrorists planned to detonate the device when the shop was empty. The bomb was detonated by remote control.
