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detonate(dictionary)
detonate(dictionary)

detonate (iou)



detonate verb. E18.
[Latin detonat- pa. ppl stem of detonare, from de- DE- 1 + tonare to thunder: see -ATE3. Partly back-form. from DETONATION.]
verb intrans. Undergo detonation. E18.
verb trans. Cause to detonate. E19.
detonative adjective having the property of detonating L19.