Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dynamite
Participle: dynamited
Gerund: dynamiting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dynamite |
| you | dynamite |
| he;she;it | dynamites |
| we | dynamite |
| you | dynamite |
| they | dynamite |
Perfect
| I | have dynamited |
| you | have dynamited |
| he;she;it | has dynamited |
| we | have dynamited |
| you | have dynamited |
| they | have dynamited |
Past
| I | dynamited |
| you | dynamited |
| he;she;it | dynamited |
| we | dynamited |
| you | dynamited |
| they | dynamited |
Pluperfect
| I | had dynamited |
| you | had dynamited |
| he;she;it | had dynamited |
| we | had dynamited |
| you | had dynamited |
| they | had dynamited |
Future
| I | will dynamite |
| you | will dynamite |
| he;she;it | will dynamite |
| we | will dynamite |
| you | will dynamite |
| they | will dynamite |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dynamited |
| you | will have dynamited |
| he;she;it | will have dynamited |
| we | will have dynamited |
| you | will have dynamited |
| they | will have dynamited |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dynamite |
| you | dynamite |
| he;she;it | dynamite |
| we | dynamite |
| you | dynamite |
| they | dynamite |
Perfect
| I | have dynamited |
| you | have dynamited |
| he;she;it | have dynamited |
| we | have dynamited |
| you | have dynamited |
| they | have dynamited |
Imperfect
| I | dynamited |
| you | dynamited |
| he;she;it | dynamited |
| we | dynamited |
| you | dynamited |
| they | dynamited |
Pluperfect
| I | had dynamited |
| you | had dynamited |
| he;she;it | had dynamited |
| we | had dynamited |
| you | had dynamited |
| they | had dynamited |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dynamite |
| you | would dynamite |
| he;she;it | would dynamite |
| we | would dynamite |
| you | would dynamite |
| they | would dynamite |
Perfect
| I | would have dynamited |
| you | would have dynamited |
| he;she;it | would have dynamited |
| we | would have dynamited |
| you | would have dynamited |
| they | would have dynamited |
Imperative
| you | dynamite |
| we | Let's dynamite |
| you | dynamite |
Verbs conjugated like 'dynamite'
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 'dynamite'
dynamise,
dynamize,
byname,
dename,
donate,
dynamicize,
amate,
amit,
animate,
annalise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic.
Sample Sentences
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Gradually the construction gangs cut and dynamited their way through some of the most difficult country in the world. [1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 128:]
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[...] on Sunday, August 23, the L.N.W.R. tunnel was closed to enable the old brickwork to be dynamited away, traffic being diverted meanwhile through the M.R. tunnel. [1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 101:]
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Even the successful battle in the last century to overturn the court’s infamous Plessy vs. Ferguson “separate but equal” doctrine wasn’t a frontal assault that dynamited precedent. [2021 July 29, Harry Litman, “Column: Mississippi’s abortion brief dynamites standing law and ‘super duper’ precedents”, in The Los Angeles Times:]
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Cue the appalling thought of a Haiti equaliser that would dynamite Scotland's hopes of doing what they came here to do - making history by making it out of a group in a World Cup. [2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport:]
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dynamite the brakes
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Juan dynamited the brakes and the car skidded to a halt. [2009, Claude M. Pearson, Portia Rising, page 50:]
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The 1977 Pontiacs had a tendency of dying if you were at high speed and dynamited the brakes. [2014, Mike Davis, Hunting Men: The Career of an Oregon State Police Detective, page 6:]
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At the critical moment I'd learned from countless action flicks I dynamited the brakes and felt the impact of the sedan against my rear bumper. [2018, Laird Barron, Blood Standard:]
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the brakes will dynamite