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dinamitar

to dynamite, to blow up

verb dee-nah-mee-TAHR Rare
People & Society Military

Origin: From dynamite (nitroglycerin explosive), coined by Alfred Nobel from Greek dynamis (power).

Also means

to destroy, to undermine

Usage Note

Dinamitar means literally to blow something up with dynamite, but is very commonly used figuratively: dinamitar las negociaciones means to blow up or torpedo negotiations. This figurative use is widespread in political journalism. The noun is dinamita and the agent noun dinamitero (dynamiter, saboteur).

Examples

"Los rebeldes dinamitaron el puente durante la noche."

Natural Translation

The rebels blew up the bridge during the night.

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