detonate
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Definition of detonate
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (intransitive)To explode, blow up
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verb
- (intransitive)To explode, blow up
- (especially, intransitive)To explode, blow up
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(transitive)To cause to explode.
“The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse.”
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(figuratively, intransitive)To express sudden anger.
“As Oscar turned to greet Yvonne, she could see every muscle in his body contract in anger. Then he detonated. “What the hell are you doing here without an appointment? […]”
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Etymology
First attested in 1729; either borrowed from French détoner or directly from Latin dētonātus, perfect passive participle of dētonō (“to thunder down (strongly); (figuratively, of a person) to thunder, speak…
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First attested in 1729; either borrowed from French détoner or directly from Latin dētonātus, perfect passive participle of dētonō (“to thunder down (strongly); (figuratively, of a person) to thunder, speak threateningly, to rage; to stop thundering”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- (“off, from”) + tonō (“to thunder”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-. The current interlingual meaning seems to be a new formation in postclassical times (to thunder → make a large noise → explode), compare explode.
Words you can make from detonate
116 playable · top: DENTATE (8 pts)
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1 word6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
15 words4-letter words
31 words- DATE 5 pts
- DATO 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DOAT 5 pts
- DONA 5 pts
- DONE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NODE 5 pts
- ODEA 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- TOAD 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NOTA 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- ADO 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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