detonate
1. [ verb ] cause to explode
Synonyms: explode blow_up set_off
Examples:

"We exploded the nuclear bomb"

Related terms: change_integrity dynamite fulminate explosion explosion detonator explode
2. [ verb ] explode
Examples:

"the bomb detonated at noon"

Related terms: explode explosion
Similar spelling:   detonative
  detonator
  detonation
  detonating