Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to detonate
Participle: detonated
Gerund: detonating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | detonate |
| you | detonate |
| he;she;it | detonates |
| we | detonate |
| you | detonate |
| they | detonate |
Perfect
| I | have detonated |
| you | have detonated |
| he;she;it | has detonated |
| we | have detonated |
| you | have detonated |
| they | have detonated |
Past
| I | detonated |
| you | detonated |
| he;she;it | detonated |
| we | detonated |
| you | detonated |
| they | detonated |
Pluperfect
| I | had detonated |
| you | had detonated |
| he;she;it | had detonated |
| we | had detonated |
| you | had detonated |
| they | had detonated |
Future
| I | will detonate |
| you | will detonate |
| he;she;it | will detonate |
| we | will detonate |
| you | will detonate |
| they | will detonate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have detonated |
| you | will have detonated |
| he;she;it | will have detonated |
| we | will have detonated |
| you | will have detonated |
| they | will have detonated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | detonate |
| you | detonate |
| he;she;it | detonate |
| we | detonate |
| you | detonate |
| they | detonate |
Perfect
| I | have detonated |
| you | have detonated |
| he;she;it | have detonated |
| we | have detonated |
| you | have detonated |
| they | have detonated |
Imperfect
| I | detonated |
| you | detonated |
| he;she;it | detonated |
| we | detonated |
| you | detonated |
| they | detonated |
Pluperfect
| I | had detonated |
| you | had detonated |
| he;she;it | had detonated |
| we | had detonated |
| you | had detonated |
| they | had detonated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would detonate |
| you | would detonate |
| he;she;it | would detonate |
| we | would detonate |
| you | would detonate |
| they | would detonate |
Perfect
| I | would have detonated |
| you | would have detonated |
| he;she;it | would have detonated |
| we | would have detonated |
| you | would have detonated |
| they | would have detonated |
Imperative
| you | detonate |
| we | Let's detonate |
| you | detonate |
Verbs conjugated like 'detonate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'detonate'
decorate,
delocate,
denotate,
derogate,
derotate,
desolate,
destinate,
detonize,
detuncate,
donate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1729; either borrowed from French détoner or directly from Latin dētonātus, perfect passive participle of dētonō (“to thunder down (strongly); (figuratively, of a person) to thunder, speak threateningly, to rage; to stop thundering”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- (“off, from”) + tonō (“to thunder”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂-. The current interlingual meaning seems to be a new formation in postclassical times (to thunder → make a large noise → explode), compare explode. See: French '
détoner'.
Verbs referencing "detonate"
Ido detonar.
Sample Sentences
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The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse.
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As Oscar turned to greet Yvonne, she could see every muscle in his body contract in anger. Then he detonated. “What the hell are you doing here without an appointment? […] [2013, Michael J. Restrepo, The Custody Officer, page 116:]