how to pronounce detonate

/ˈdɛt.ən.ɛɪt/

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detonate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of detonate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… a safe way to detonate the substance the …”

meaning of detonate

To detonate something is to explode it.

detonate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word detonate occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.