Detonate
Pronunciation : Det"o*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down; de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder, and cf. Detonize.]
Definition : Defn: To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.
i. [imp. & p. p. Detonated; p. pr. & vb. n. Detonating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Det"o*nate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913