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   explode

   /ɪkˈspləʊd/

   verb

   • 1. burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process: "an ammunition lorry exploded with a roar" 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 petrol burns rather than explodes"
   • 2. (of a violent emotion or a situation) arise or develop suddenly: "tension which could explode into violence at any time"
   • ▪ (of a person) suddenly give expression to violent emotion, especially anger: "he exploded with rage" 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: "workers exploded into action as trade revived"
   • 3. increase suddenly in size, number, or extent: "the use of this drug exploded in the nineties" 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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   The meaning of EXPLODE is to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy. How to use explode in a sentence. Did you know?

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   explode. (ɪksploʊd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense explodes , present participle exploding , past tense, past participle exploded. 1. verb B1. If an object such as a bomb explodes or if someone or something explodes it, it bursts loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury.

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

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   1. to expand with force and noise through rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode ). 2. to burst violently, as a boiler from excessive pressure of steam. 3. to erupt energetically: to explode with laughter.

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    Definition of explode verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    to burst, fly into pieces, or break up violently with a loud report, as a boiler from excessive pressure of steam. to burst forth violently or emotionally, especially with noise, laughter, violent speech, etc.: He exploded with rage when contradicted. Phonetics. (of plosives) to terminate the occlusive phase with a plosion.