detonateverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈdet.ən.eɪt/us/ˈdet̬.ən.eɪt/to (cause something to) explode:
The device detonated unexpectedly.
A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Exploding and erupting
- blast
- blow (sb/sth) up
- blowout
- burst
- burst in on sb/sth
- burst in/into (somewhere)
- detonator
- explosion
- explosive
- flare
- go
- go off
- go pop idiom
- go up
- ignite
- live
- pop
- set
- set sth off
- test-fire
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