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detonate

/ detonate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
explode
"the bomb detonated at noon"
Type of:
explode burst
Derived:
explosion detonation blowup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
cause to explode
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
fulminate dynamite
Derived:
explosion detonation blowup detonator detonating device
Causes:
explode burst
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
18%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

explode burst change integrity fulminate dynamite