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Detonate

verb

/ˈdɛtəneɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.

2.verbTo cause to explode.

Synonyms

blast discharge fulminate explode blow up set off blow smash collapse jump ignite trigger

Antonyms

Rhymes With

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate

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