Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Detonate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
2
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
"the bomb detonated at noon"
"The Molotov cocktail exploded"
3
To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
Example Sentences
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
verb
"the bomb detonated at noon"
verb
"The Molotov cocktail exploded"
verb
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