verb (v)

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  blow up, explode, set off
  

  source: wordnet30
• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction(verb.change)

  Example:
  The bomb detonated at noon.
  

  Synonym:
  blow up, explode
  

  source: wordnet30
• To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.(verb)

  source: webster1913