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1 detonate
['detəneit](to (cause to) explode violently: This device detonates the bomb.) sprāgt; spridzināt- detonator* * *sprāgt; spridzināt
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detonate — ► VERB ▪ explode or cause to explode. DERIVATIVES detonation noun. ORIGIN Latin detonare, from tonare to thunder … English terms dictionary
detonate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: French détoner to explode, from Latin detonare to expend thunder, from de + tonare to thunder more at thunder Date: 1729 intransitive verb to explode with sudden violence transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
detonate — verb Detonate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bomb Detonate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bomb, ↑explosive, ↑mine … Collocations dictionary
detonate — verb a) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression. b) To cause an explosion. Syn: blast, discharge … Wiktionary
detonate — verb (I, T) to explode or make something explode, using special equipment … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
detonate — verb 1) the charge detonated on impact Syn: explode, go off, blow up, shatter, erupt; ignite; bang, blast, boom 2) they detonated the bomb Syn: set off, explode, discharge … Thesaurus of popular words
detonate — UK [ˈdetəneɪt] / US [ˈdet(ə)nˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms detonate : present tense I/you/we/they detonate he/she/it detonates present participle detonating past tense detonated past participle detonated to explode, or to make… … English dictionary
detonate — [18] Detonate is related to thunder. It comes from the past participle of Latin dētonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and tonāre ‘thunder, roar’, which goes back to the same Indo European base (*ten , *ton ) as thunder. Latin … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
detonate — [18] Detonate is related to thunder. It comes from the past participle of Latin dētonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and tonāre ‘thunder, roar’, which goes back to the same Indo European base (*ten , *ton ) as thunder. Latin … Word origins
detonate — [c]/ˈdɛtəneɪt / (say detuhnayt) verb (detonated, detonating) –verb (t) 1. to cause to explode. –verb (i) 2. to explode, especially with great noise, suddenness, or violence. {Latin dētonātus, past participle, thundered forth} …
detonate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. set, touch, or let off; discharge, explode, blow up, shoot [off], fire; go off. See loudness, violence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. touch off, discharge, explode, blast; see explode 1 , shoot 1 . III… … English dictionary for students