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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
detonate /ˈdɛtəneɪt/

▶verb explode or cause to explode.

– derivatives
detonation noun,
detonative adjective.

– origin C18 (earlier (C17) as detonation): from L. detonat-, detonare, from de- ‘down’ + tonare ‘to thunder’.

'detonate' also found in these Oxford entries:

booby trap - detonator - initiator

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