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deto·nate (det′'n āt′)

intransitive verb detonated -·nat′ed, detonating -·nat′·ing

to explode violently and noisily

Etymology: < L detonatus, pp. of detonare, to thunder < de-, intens. + tonare, to thunder

transitive verb

to cause (a bomb, dynamite, etc.) to explode

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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