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   Ex·plode

   /ikˈsplōd/

   

   verb

   • 1. burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely: "a large bomb exploded in a park" Similar blow updetonateblowburst (apart)fly apartfly into piecesshattergo offeruptbangcrackboominformal:go bangliterary:fulminatedetonateset offlet offdischargetouch offtrigger (off)fire offlet flyOpposite disarm
   • ▪ undergo a violent expansion in which much energy is released as a shock wave: technical "lead ensures that gasoline burns rather than explodes"
   • 2. (of a violent emotion or a situation) arise or develop suddenly: "tension that could explode into violence at any time"
   • ▪ (of a person) suddenly give expression to violent emotion, especially anger: "“This is ludicrous!” she exploded" Similar lose one's tempergive vent to one's feelingsblow upragerant and ravestormblusterget angrybecome enragedgo into a ragego berserkinformal:fly off the handlehit the roofgo through the roofgo up the wallblow one's cool/topblow a fuse/gasketflip one's lidfreak outgo wildgo bananassee redgo off the deep endlose one's raggo apeburst a blood vesselgo sparego crackersdo one's nutget one's knickers in a twistthrow a wobblyblow one's lid/stack
   • ▪ suddenly begin to move or start a new activity: "a bird exploded into flight"
   • 3. increase suddenly or rapidly in size, number, or extent: "the car population of Warsaw has exploded" Similar increase suddenlyincrease rapidlyincrease dramaticallymushroomsnowballescalatemultiplyburgeonrocketshoot upaccelerateheighten
   • 4. show (a belief or theory) to be false or unfounded: "the myths that link smoking with glamour need to be exploded" Similar disproverefutedenyrebutinvalidategainsaynegaterepudiatediscreditdebunkbeliegive the lie toexposedeflatepuncturequashcontradictridiculeblow upblow sky-highknock the bottom out ofdrive a coach and horses throughcut down to sizepick holes ininformal:shoot full of holesshoot down (in flames)blow out of the waterrare:controvertconfutenegativeOpposite confirm

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘reject scornfully’): from Latin explodere ‘drive out by clapping, hiss off the stage’, from ex- ‘out’ + plaudere ‘to clap’. explode (sense 4) is derived from the original sense of the word. explode (sense 1) (late 18th century) evolved via an old sense ‘expel with violence and sudden noise’, perhaps influenced by obsolete displode ‘burst with a noise’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exploder noun

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   explode: [verb] to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval.

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   EXPLODE definition: 1. to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this: 2. to react suddenly with…. Learn more.

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   Explode definition: to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode).. See examples of EXPLODE used in a sentence.

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   EXPLODE meaning: 1. to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this: 2. to react suddenly with…. Learn more.

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   Anything and anyone can explode — that is, produce a violent, sudden and usually very loud release of energy.

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   7 meanings: 1. to burst or cause to burst with great violence as a result of internal pressure, esp through the detonation of.... Click for more definitions.

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   Synonyms explode explode blow up go off burst erupt detonate These are all words that can be used when something breaks apart violently, causing damage or injury. explode to burst (= to break open or apart) loudly and violently, causing damage; to make something burst in this way:. The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded. The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.

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   Define explode. explode synonyms, explode pronunciation, explode translation, English dictionary definition of explode. v. ex·plod·ed , ex·plod·ing , ex·plodes v. intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined...

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    Explode definition: To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space.

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    express emotion; 3 [intransitive] explode (into/with something) to suddenly express an emotion We all exploded into wild laughter.; move suddenly; 4 [intransitive] explode (into something) to suddenly and quickly do something; to move suddenly with a lot of force After ten minutes, the game exploded into life.; make loud noise; 5 [intransitive] to make a sudden very loud noise Thunder exploded ...