detonated

[det-n-eyt]

Origin

verb (used without object)

to explode with suddenness and violence.

verb (used with object)

to cause (something explosive) to explode.

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Detonated is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1720–30; < Latin dētonātus thundered forth (past participle of dētonāre), equivalent to dē- de- + ton(āre) to thunder + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

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

non·det·o·nat·ing, adjective

un·det·o·nat·ed, adjective

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Word Origin & History

detonate

1729, from L. detonat-, pp. stem of detonare (see detonation).

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