Detonate
Detonate verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
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Synonyms for Detonate
Exploded is a synonym for detonate. In some cases you can replace term "Exploded" with "Detonate", this verbs are similar.
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If confronted by a wizard, he is first exploded (after stealing the Wizard hero's staff, which the wizard can detonate at will), and his (still living) head is kicked into the portal.
Source: Disney Villain Death -
They stopped using them and sealed the rest away under giant concrete blocks after one exploded and destroyed a 1/10 of the Seiretei, but now the Big Bad has absorbed one and plans to release its energy and detonate the others in a chain reaction.
Source: Fantastic Nuke
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