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detonate

detonate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.
  2. 2.To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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