explode

Explode is defined as to make a loud burst, blow up or reject.

(verb)

See explode in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb exploded, exploding

to cause to be rejected; expose as false; discredit: to explode a theory
to make burst with a loud noise; blow up; detonate
to cause to change suddenly and violently from a solid or liquid to a quickly expanding gas
to cause rapid nuclear fusion or fission in, with accompanying destructive force
Golf to hit (a ball) from a sand trap with an explosion shot

Origin: orig., to drive off the stage by clapping and hooting < L explodere < ex-, off + plaudere, to applaud

intransitive verb

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See explode in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes

verb, intransitive

To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: The bomb exploded.
To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.
To shatter with a loud noise: The vase exploded into tiny pieces when it hit the floor.
To make an emotional outburst: My neighbor exploded in rage at the trespassers.
To increase suddenly, sharply, and without control: The population level in this area has exploded during the past 12 years.
To change state or appearance suddenly: Over the weekend the trees exploded with color.
Sports To hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with a shot that scatters the sand.

verb, transitive

To cause to release energy or burst violently and noisily: The children exploded three firecrackers.
To show to be false or unreliable: explode a hypothesis.
Sports To hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosive shot.

Origin:

Origin: Latin explōdere, to drive out by clapping

Origin: : ex-, ex-

Origin: + plaudere, to clap

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