Detonate
Detonate verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
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Exploding and detonate are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Exploding" with "Detonate", this verbs are similar.
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Then there's detonate, which makes someone explode and damages people around him; even if he survives, he takes so much damage his head apparently made a decent attempt at exploding.
Source: Your Head A-Splode -
Sega Pinball's GoldenEye has the "Q's Pen" mode, where you must hit the target three times to detonate Bond's exploding pen from the film.
Source: The Pen Is Mightier -
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice adds exploding barrels that detonate when thrown.
Source: Exploding Barrels
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