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Detonate

/ˈdɛtəneɪt/

To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.

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verb
  1. 1

    To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.

  2. 2

    To cause to explode.

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