Hyphenation of detonate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word detonate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

det-o-nate

Definitions of detonate:

1.	Cause to burst with a violent release of energy We exploded the nuclear bomb
2.	Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction The bomb detonated at noon The Molotov cocktail exploded

Synonyms of detonate:

verb	explode, blow up, set off, change integrity
verb	explode, burst

Last hyphenations of this language

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