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detonate
What does detonate mean?
detonate (verb): to explode, blow up.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use detonate in a sentence?
- The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce detonate?
/ˈdɛtəˌneɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of detonate?
Words related to detonate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “detonate”?
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What does “detonate” mean?
sit, as on a branch
Not quite: that's what perch means.
to explode, blow up
Right! That's what “detonate” means.
be close or similar
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distinguish oneself
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Which word is closest in meaning to “detonate”?
deposit
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qualify
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warrant
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explode
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