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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024det•o•nate /ˈdɛtənˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to (cause to) explode: [no obj]:The warhead detonated against the hull of the submarine.[~ + object]The soldiers detonated the explosives by remote control.
det•o•na•tor, n. [countable]Someone had removed the detonator, so the bomb wouldn't explode.See -ton-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024det•o•nate (det′n āt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. - to explode with suddenness and violence.
v.t. - to cause (something explosive) to explode.
- Latin dētonātus thundered forth (past participle of dētonāre), equivalent. to dē- de- + ton(āre) to thunder + -ātus -ate1
- 1720–30;
det•o•na•ble (det′n ə bəl),USA pronunciation det′o•nat′a•ble, adj. det′o•na•bil′i•ty, det′o•nat′a•bil′i•ty, n. |