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Donate vs Detonate - What's the difference?

donate | detonate |

As verbs the difference between donate and detonate

is that donate is to make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another while detonate is to explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.

donate

English

Verb

(donat)
  • To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
  • She donates 100 dollars to Red Crescent every year.
    He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    detonate

    English

    Verb

    (detonat)
  • (label) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
  • (label) To cause an explosion.
  • Synonyms

    * blast * discharge * fulminate

    Antonyms

    * (with respect to speed of prorogation) deflagrate

    Hypernyms

    * combust