detonate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin detonō, detonātus. It meant "to stop thundering", e.g. as in weather (de- = "from", tonare = "to thunder"). The current English meaning seems to be a new formation in postclassical times.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

Verb

detonate (third-person singular simple present detonates, present participle detonating, simple past and past participle detonated)

  1. (intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
  2. (transitive) To cause to explode.

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Antonyms

  • (with respect to speed of prorogation): deflagrate

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Ido

Adverb

detonate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of detonar

Italian

Verb

detonate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of detonare
  2. second-person plural imperative of detonare

Verb

detonate f pl

  1. feminine plural of detonato

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Latin

Verb

dētonāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of dētonō
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