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Word: Detonate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 18th century: from Latin detonat- ‘thundered down or forth’, from the verb detonare, from de- ‘down’ + tonare ‘to thunder’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛtəneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
explode or cause to explode
Short Definition:explode or cause to explode
Examples:- two other bombs failed to detonate
- a trigger that can detonate nuclear weapons
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