DETONATE, verb transitive [Latin, to thunder.] In chemistry, to cause to explode; to burn or inflame with a sudden report.
DETONATE, verb intransitive To explode; to burn with a sudden report. Niter detonates with sulphur.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.