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Meanings of detonate in English

Portuguese
detonar
Catalan
explotar
Spanish
explotar

To expand suddenly with great force, a loud noise and release energy because of strong inner pressure due to a violent chemical or physical reaction.

        detonar
        Usage of detonate in English
        1
        I shall detonate it when the ship is in an optimum position.
        The Reality Dysfunction
        2
        You need two people to enter the code simultaneously or it'll detonate.
        Ascension
        3
        The note said: Don't go to the cops or I will detonate.
        News.com.au
        4
        Convinced I am a ticking bomb that could detonate at any moment.
        My Life, My Tapes
        5
        They'll be in a position to detonate their mines and devastate everything.
        The new yorker
        6
        On the fifth floor, light bulbs detonate into showers of golden sparks.
        Black house
        7
        As soon as they hit one zero five, send the detonate signal.
        Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
        8
        But why not just detonate the explosives, if that was his plan?
        Takeover
        9
        If you detonate the explosives, won't you lose part of your take?
        Takeover
        10
        They suffered shock and minor injuries when the device failed to detonate.
        The Irish Times
        11
        It's so volatile that just unscrewing the top will make it detonate.
        NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
        12
        But clerics don't behead, kill and detonate people, said Mogadishu resident Mohamed.
        Reuters
        13
        There isn't a single possible future where the soulbomb doesn't detonate.
        A Hard Day’s Knight
        14
        We detonate today, he said, passing a cigar to the reporter.
        Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
        15
        Tetryl is a compound used as a booster to help detonate explosive charges.
        Reuters
        16
        It is easy to press a button and detonate a bomb.
        Reuters
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        Translations for detonate
        Portuguese
        detonar
        Detonate through the time
        Detonate across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common