detonate
English
/ˈdɛtəneɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
- (transitive) To cause to explode.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin detono, detonātus, detonō.
Origin
Latin
detono, detonātus, detonō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidetonation English
- autodetonation English
- detonatable English
- detonation English
- detonative English
- detonator English
- detonare Latin
- detono, detonātus, detonō Latin
- detonāre Latin
- detonieren German
- détonateur French
- détonation French
- détoner French
- detona Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- detonasyon Cebuano
- detonar Ido