Detonate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdetəneɪt|  American pronunciation of the word detonate
Brit.  |ˈdetəneɪt|  British pronunciation of the word detonate

verb

- cause to burst with a violent release of energy (syn: blow up, explode, set off)
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction (syn: blow up, explode)
the bomb detonated at noon

Extra examples

The first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.

...the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: detonate
he/she/it: detonates
present participle: detonating
past tense: detonated
past participle: detonated
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