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- pronunciation:
- de
t
neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
detonates, detonating, detonated |
definition: |
to explode or cause to explode suddenly and violently.
The police removed the bomb before it detonated.- similar words:
- burst
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related words: |
arm, burst, discharge, mine |
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derivation: |
detonation (n.) |
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