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What does detonate mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
  2. (transitive) To cause an explosion.
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Secondly, a lot of bombs failed to detonate as many had warheads made of amatol, which was an inefficient explosive.
At the end of each shift in the minefields, the deminers detonate the mines they've found in situ.
His task is to detonate a nuclear device in Suffolk, which will somehow scare millions into voting Labour.
If the fuel deflagrates but does not detonate, victims will be severely burned and will probably also inhale the burning fuel.
One squad fired grappling hooks inside the cave complex, then pulled it back out the entrance, a technique used to detonate any booby traps.
The theory here is that the primer flashes over the small powder charge and causes it to detonate.

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