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detonate
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det·o·nate  (dtn-t)
intr. & tr.v. det·o·nat·ed, det·o·nat·ing, det·o·nates
To explode or cause to explode.

[Latin dtonre, dtont-, to thunder down : d-, de- + tonre, to thunder; see (s)ten- in Indo-European roots.]

deto·nata·ble adj.

detonate
Verb
[-nating, -nated] to make (an explosive device) explode or (of an explosive device) to explode [Latin detonare to thunder down]
detonation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.detonate - cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
fulminate - cause to explode violently and with loud noise
dynamite - blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"
2.detonate - burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

detonate
Translations
detonate [ˈdɛtəneɪt] viestallar
vthacer detonar

detonate [ˈdɛtəneɪt] viexploser

detonate [ˈdɛtəneɪt] videtonieren

detonate [ˈdɛtəneɪt] videtonare
vtfar detonare

detonate
v detonate [ˈdetəneit]
to (cause to) explode violently This device detonates the bomb. laat ontplof يَتَفَجَّر، يَنْفَجِر възпламенявам vybuchnout, přivést k výbuchu sprænge; detonere zur Explosion bringen εκπυρσοκροτώ, κάνω κτ. να εκπυρσοκροτήσει detonar plahvatama (panema) منفجر کردن räjäyttää, räjähtää (faire) détoner לְפוֹצֵץ धमाका करना, होना detonirati (fel)robbant meledakkan sprengja detonare, far detonare 爆発させる 터지다, 폭발시키다 sprogti, sprogdinti sprāgt; spridzināt meletup (doen) ontploffen sprenge(s), eksplodere wybuchać, odpalać detonar a de­tona взрывать(ся) vybuchnúť, detonovať sprožiti detonirati [] detonera ระเบิด patla(t)mak 使爆炸, 引爆 вибухати زور سے پھٹنا làm nổ 使爆炸,
n detoˈnation
an explosion. ontploffing إنْفِجار، تَفْجير взрив výbuch sprængning; detonation die Detonation έκρηξη detonación plahvatus انفجار räjähdys détonation פִּיצוּץ धमाका eksplozija, detonacija robbanás ledakan sprenging detonazione 爆発 폭발 sprogimas sprādziens; spridzināšana ledakan ontploffing smell, sprengning, eksplosjon wybuch detonação explozie взрыв výbuch eksplozija detonacija detonation การระเบิด patla(t)ma 爆炸 детонація; вибух دھماکا sự nổ
n detonator
something (especially a piece of equipment) that sets off an explosion. ontploffer, knalpatroon مُفَجِّر، شُعَيْلَةُ الإنْفِجار детонатор rozbuška detonator der Sprengstoff πυροκροτητής detonador detonaator چاشنی؛ فیتیله räjäytin détonateur נַפָּץ बम आदि बनाने का उपकरण detonator gyújtószerkezet detonator hvellhetta detonatore 起爆装置 기폭제 detonatorius detonators peletup detonator tennladning, fenghette detonator detonador de­to­­nator детонатор rozbuška detonator detonator detonator เครื่องมือที่ใช้จุดระเบิด manyotalı patlatıcı 雷管 детонатор دھماکا کرنے کا آلہ kíp nổ


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