detonates
Meaning of detonates
verb, 3rd person present
- 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:
Meaning break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces:
Meaning (of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases:
Meaning catch fire or cause to catch fire:
Meaning make a sudden loud noise, typically repeatedly:
Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:
Meaning make a loud, deep, resonant sound:
Meaning (of a person) fire (a gun or missile):
Meaning cause (a device) to function:
Meaning set (something) on fire:
Meaning provide with light or lighting; illuminate:
Meaning emit sparks of fire or electricity:
Anagrams of detonates
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