Bible Dictionaries
Detonate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.

(2):

(v. t.) To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Detonate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/detonate.html. 1828.