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Definition detonate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deton?, deton?tus. It meant "to stop thundering", e.g. as in weather (de- = "from", tonare = "to thunder"). The current English meaning seems to be a new formation in postclassical times.

Verb

detonate (third-person singular simple present detonates, present participle detonating, simple past and past participle detonated)

  1. (intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
  2. (transitive) To cause to explode.

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ANTE 5
DATE 5
DATO 5
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ODEA 5
TATE 4
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TEEN 5
TEND 6
TENT 5
TOAD 5
TOEA 4
TOED 5
TONE 5
TOTE 4
3 letter words with the letters DETONATE 
ADO 4
AND 5
ANE 4
ANT 4
ATE 3
ATT 3
DEE 4
DEN 5
DOE 4
DON 5
DOT 4
EAT 3
END 5
EON 4
ETA 3
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TAE 3
TAN 4
TAO 3
TAT 3
TEA 3
TED 4
TEE 3
TEN 4
TET 3
TOD 4
TOE 3
TON 4
TOT 3
2 letter words with the letters DETONATE 
AD 3
AE 2
AN 3
AT 2
DA 3
DE 3
DO 3
ED 3
EN 3
ET 2
NA 3
NE 3
NO 3
OD 3
OE 2
ON 3
TA 2
TO 2

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