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   Detonate , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Detonated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Detonating .] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down; de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder, and cf. Detonize.] To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.
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   Detonate, v. t. To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.
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