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Webster 1913 Edition

Detonate

Det′o-nate

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Detonated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Detonating
.]
[L.
detonare
, v. i., to thunder down;
de
+
tonare
to thunder; akin to E.
thunder
. See
Thunder
, and cf.
Detonize
.]
To explode with a sudden report;
as, niter
detonates
with sulphur
.

Det′o-nate

,
Verb.
T.
To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.

Webster 1828 Edition

Detonate

DETONATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L., to thunder.] In chemistry, to cause to explode; to burn or inflame with a sudden report.

DETONATE

,
Verb.
I.
To explode; to burn with a sudden report. Niter detonates with sulphur.

Definition 2024

detonate

detonate

English

Verb

detonate ‎(third-person singular simple present detonates, present participle detonating, simple past and past participle detonated)

  1. (intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
  2. (transitive) To cause an explosion.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (with respect to speed of prorogation): deflagrate

Hypernyms

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Translations

Ido

Adverb

detonate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of detonar

Italian

Verb

detonate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of detonare
  2. second-person plural imperative of detonare

Verb

detonate f pl

  1. feminine plural of detonato

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dētonāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dētonō

Etymology

From Latin detonāre. It meant "to stop thundering", e.g. as in weather (de- = "from", tonare = "to thunder"). The current English meaning seems to be a new formation in postclassical times.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

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