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detonate /detˈə-nāt or dēˈtō-nāt/ transitive verb and intransitive verb- To explode or cause to explode rapidly and loudly
- In an internal-combustion engine, to explode by spontaneous combustion with a hammering sound (pinking or knock)
ORIGIN: L dētonāre, -ātum, from dē down, and tonāre to thunder detonāˈtion noun - An explosion with report
- In an internal-combustion engine, premature combustion of part of the mixture, causing knocking or pinking
detˈonātor noun - A substance that detonates
- A substance or contrivance whose explosion initiates that of another explosive
- A fog signal
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