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det⋅o⋅nate

[det-n-eyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to explode with suddenness and violence.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cause (something explosive) to explode.

Origin:
1720–30; < L dētonātus thundered forth (ptp. of dētonāre), equiv. to dē- de- + ton(āre) to thunder + -ātus -ate 1


det⋅o⋅na⋅ble [det-n-uh-buhl] , det⋅o⋅nat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
det⋅o⋅na⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, det⋅o⋅nat⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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det·o·na·ble   (dět'n-ə-bəl)   
adj.  That can be detonated: detonable warheads; detonable bombs.
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