transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-t ə n-ˌāt, ˈde-tə-ˌnāt ]
verb
( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )
Etymology: French détoner to explode, from Latin detonare to expend thunder, from de- + tonare to thunder — more at thunder
Date: 1729
intransitive verb
: to explode with sudden violence
transitive verb
1. : to cause to detonate
detonate a bomb
— compare deflagrate
2. : to set off in a burst of activity : spark
programs that detonated controversies
• det·o·nat·able -ˌā-tə-bəl, -ˌnā- adjective
• det·o·na·tive ˈde-t ə n-ˌā-tiv, ˈde-tə-ˌnā- adjective