detonates

Meaning of detonates

verb, 3rd person present
  1. explode or cause to explode.
    two other bombs failed to detonate
    a trigger that can detonate nuclear weapons

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

Information about detonates

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of detonates is: detonate.
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Hyphenation of detonates

det-o-nates

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • detonates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

detonates synonyms

Meaning burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process:

explode

Meaning break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces:

shatter

Meaning (of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases:

erupt

Meaning catch fire or cause to catch fire:

ignite

Meaning make a sudden loud noise, typically repeatedly:

bang

Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:

blast

Meaning make a loud, deep, resonant sound:

boom

Meaning (of a person) fire (a gun or missile):

discharge

Meaning cause (a device) to function:

trigger

Meaning set (something) on fire:

kindle

Meaning provide with light or lighting; illuminate:

light

Meaning emit sparks of fire or electricity:

spark

Anagrams of detonates

denotates

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