Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Detonate

/dĕt'-ən-ātˌ/ · Det·o·nate · IPA /ˈdɛtəˌneɪt/

01 v. i. To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.

imp. & p. p. Detonated; p. pr. & vb. n. Detonating

1.
To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.

02 v. t. To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.

1.
To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.