detonate
v[I, Tn]
(cause sth to) explode; (be) set off (使某物)爆炸; 引爆; 起爆
The bomb failed to detonate. 炸弹没爆炸.
an explosive charge detonated by remote control 遥控起爆的炸药.
Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.