What does detonate mean?
Detonate means (intransitive) To explode, blow up.
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/ˈdɛtəneɪt/ · verb
(intransitive) To explode, blow up.
The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse.
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? […]
Use detonate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Detonate means (intransitive) To explode, blow up.
Common synonyms include blast, fulminate, thunder, blow up.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse.
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