Detonate synonyms

dĕt'n-āt'

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touch off
(Idiomatic) To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
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discharge
To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
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explode
(Intransitive) To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
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blast
To shatter, as if by an explosion.
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shoot (related)
Shoot is defined as to fire a weapon or to move quickly.
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bang
Suddenly; abruptly:
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fire
To drive away by setting a fire.
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ignite
To set fire to; cause to burn
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defuse (antonym)
To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile:
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dismantle (antonym)
To strip of covering or clothing.
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blow
To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
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burst
To emerge, come forth, or arrive suddenly:
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fulminate
The definition of fulminate is to take a strong stance in protesting something, or is a disease that comes on suddenly and strongly out of nowhere, is a violent and sudden explosion.
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go off
(Intransitive) To explode.
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explosion (related)
A violent blowing apart or bursting caused by energy released from a very fast chemical reaction, a nuclear reaction, or the escape of gases under pressure.
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blow up
To enlarge or zoom in.
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set off
(Idiomatic) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
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booby trap (related)
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blown-up (related)
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rocket-propel (related)
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bomb (related)
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500-pound (related)
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blowing-up (related)
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Detonate Sentence Examples

  • It is very difficult to detonate by percussion.

  • This will detonate a muted explosion that results in a perfect strike.

  • As the quantity of contained water increases it becomes difficult or even impossible to detonate by an ordinary blow.

  • Guncotton in an air-dry state, whether in the original form or after grinding to pulp and compressing, burns with very great rapidity but does not detonate unless confined.

  • Guncotton containing more than 15% of water is uninflammable, may be compressed or worked without danger and is much more difficult to detonate by a fulminate.

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