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detonateOne entry found. Main Entry: det·o·nate Pronunciation: \ˈde-tən-ˌāt, ˈde-tə-ˌnāt\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): det·o·nat·ed; det·o·nat·ing 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 violencetransitive verb 1 : to cause to detonate <detonate a bomb> — compare deflagrate — det·o·nat·able \-ˌā-tə-bəl, -ˌnā-\ adjective — det·o·na·tive \ˈde-tən-ˌā-tiv, ˈde-tə-ˌnā-\ adjective
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