detonate (redirected from detonates)

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.

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

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deto·nata·ble adj.

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detonate [ˈdɛtəˌneɪt]

vb

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to cause (a bomb, mine, etc.) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc.) to explode; set off or be set off

[from Latin dētonāre to thunder down, from de- + tonāre to thunder]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	detonate - cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" blow up, explode, set off 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" blow up, explode

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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

Translations

detonate [ˈdetəneɪt]

A. VT → hacer detonar

B. VI → detonar, estallar

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detonate [ˈdɛtəneɪt]

vi → exploser

vt [+ bomb] → faire exploser, faire détoner

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detonate

vi (fuse) → zünden; (bomb) → detonieren

vt → zur Explosion bringen; detonating device → Detonator m

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detonate [ˈdɛtəˌneɪt]

1. vt → far detonare

2. vi → detonare

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detonate [ˈdɛtəˌneɪt]

1. vt → far detonare

2. vi → detonare

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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 sytyttää (faire) détoner לְפוֹצֵץ धमाका करना, होना detonirati (fel)robbant meledakkan sprengja detonare, far detonare 爆発させる 폭발하다 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, 引爆

n detoˈnation

an explosion. ontploffing إنْفِجار، تَفْجير взрив výbuch sprængning; detonation die Detonation έκρηξη detonación plahvatus انفجار räjähde 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 爆炸

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 sytytin détonateur נַפָּץ बम आदि बनाने का उपकरण detonator gyújtószerkezet detonator hvellhetta detonatore 起爆装置 기폭장치 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 雷管