detonate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

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Verb

Plain form detonate

Third-person singular detonates

Past tense detonated

Past participle detonated

Present participle detonating

1. (transitive) If you detonate a bomb, you cause it to explode.

Related words

• detonation