1. past tense of detonate; exploded or caused to explode with sudden violence

Examples

• The bomb detonated at exactly noon.
• Engineers detonated the old building to make way for construction.
• The fireworks detonated in a spectacular display of colors.
• The mine detonated when the vehicle passed over it.
• Experts safely detonated the unexploded ordnance.
• The demolition crew detonated the charges in sequence.