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   detonate

   /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. explode or cause to explode: "two other bombs failed to detonate" Similar explodego offbe set offblow upburst apartshattereruptignitebangblastboomgo banggo boomset offexplodedischargelet offtouch offtriggerignitekindlelightspark

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin detonat- ‘thundered down or forth’, from the verb detonare, from de- ‘down’ + tonare ‘to thunder’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. detonative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • E

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   • T

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   • O

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   • N

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   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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