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  • 61Fulminate — Ful mi*nate, v. t. 1. To cause to explode. Sprat. [1913 Webster] 2. To utter or send out with denunciations or censures; said especially of menaces or censures uttered by ecclesiastical authority. [1913 Webster] They fulminated the most hostile… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62touch off — transitive verb Date: circa 1765 1. to describe or characterize with precision 2. a. to cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire b. to provoke or initiate with sudden intensity < the verdict touched off local riots > …

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  • 63pop — I. verb (popped; popping) Etymology: Middle English poppen, of imitative origin Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to strike or knock sharply ; hit 2. to push, put, or thrust suddenly and often deftly < pops a gr …

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  • 64Mexican Motor Mafia — Developer(s) Science of Tomorrow Publisher(s) Science of Tomorrow …

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  • 65let off — verb a) To cause to explode Stand back when you let off fireworks. b) To forgive and not punish The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars for the break …

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  • 66detonate — [18] Detonate is related to thunder. It comes from the past participle of Latin dētonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and tonāre ‘thunder, roar’, which goes back to the same Indo European base (*ten , *ton ) as thunder. Latin …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 67set off — 1) decorate through contrast, balance by difference He painted the trim of his house red in order to set off the light colors. 2) to cause to explode The fire set off a large explosion on the ship …

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  • 68взрывать — ВЗРЫВАТЬ1, несов. (сов. взорвать), что. Разрушать (разрушить) что л., какой л. стратегический объект с помощью специального устройства (снаряда, мины, бомбы и т.п.); Син.: подрывать [impf. to detonate; to blow up]. Диверсионная группа взрывала&#8230; …

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  • 69detonate — [18] Detonate is related to thunder. It comes from the past participle of Latin dētonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and tonāre ‘thunder, roar’, which goes back to the same Indo European base (*ten , *ton ) as thunder. Latin …

    Word origins

  • 70detonate a mine — cause a mine (buried explosive) to explode …

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