to detonate
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6.5
- verb
- /ˈdɛtəˌneɪt/
:
detonar
- India startled the world in 1974 by detonating its first bomb, called a "peaceful nuclear device."
- detonate a bomb
- detonate explosives
- detonate a device
So suicide bomber detonates near Abbey Gate.
- So suicide bomber detonates near Abbey Gate.
- He was there because his service side vest failed to detonate when he walked to a police checkpoint.
- They crack it open, take some pictures and it detonates.
- Well, I'm not sure about that because we don't know that much about the effects of detonating hydrogen warheads to melt the polar ice caps.
- And if reasonable force would equate to if someone is, is about to detonate a bomb and you're about to die, then of course you could shoot.
- But you can imagine what would be in that cloud stem and the cloud cap if it were detonated over a city.
- So they had like maybe four or five anti tank mines stacked because they're meant to stack and their pressure detonated.
- Now, you could use a nuclear weapon and detonate that and then run people through the debris field, run people through the blast.
- You can detonate something on the surface of of such an object and that would also push it aside.
- And then I can just hand grenade the lot, self detonate by saying my truth too loudly.
Examples
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The grenades detonate and all hell breaks loose.
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In August, a bomb placed in the door of the ADC in Boston detonated, severely injuring two policemen.
Academic text (2002) -
You can detonate something on the surface of of such an object and that would also push it aside.
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The orders are to remote detonate in seconds.
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There was a similar challenge when we detonated the first atomic bomb.
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On this day, a team of nuclear engineers detonated the world's first nuclear device ever right here in New Mexico.
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In October 1964, China successfully detonated its first nuclear device.
Academic text (2018) -
There's a vial of acid set to detonate one hour after we trip the switch.
Fiction book (1999) -
At the peak of the rush hour, bombs were detonated... in three crowded trains and aboard a bus.
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The demolition crew will detonate the old building at noon to clear the site.
Synonyms
579
2.8
To burst suddenly and violently, making a loud noise and flying pieces
534
2.7
To cause something to explode violently
451
3.2
Start making a loud noise or explode, for example an alarm
137
4.9
To break rock or walls using explosives to make an opening
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3.1
To cause something to start or happen
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5.1
To blow up something using a strong explosive used to break rock
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9.9
To cause something to explode suddenly with a loud noise
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Etymology
Detonate comes from the Latin parts de- and tonare, where tonare means 'to thunder'. Think of a bomb making thunder, a sudden loud noise, which is why to detonate means 'to explode'.