explode

v., -plod·ed, -plod·ing, -plodes.

v.intr.

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

v.tr.

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

[Latin explōdere, to drive out by clapping : ex-, ex- + plaudere, to clap.]

exploder ex·plod'er n.

(1) To break down an assembly into its component pieces. Contrast with implode.

(2) To decompress data back to its original form.

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verb

1. To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise: blast, blow¹ (up), burst, detonate, fire, fulminate, go off, touch off. See explosion/collapse.
2. To come open or fly apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure: blow¹ (out), burst, pop¹. Slang bust. See explosion/collapse.
3. To become manifest suddenly and in full force: break out, burst (forth or out), erupt, flare (up). See explosion/collapse, start/end.
4. To be or become angry: anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe. Informal steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one'sstacktop, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit theceilingroof, lose one's temper, see red. See feelings.
5. To increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control: mushroom, snowball. See increase/decrease.
6. To cause to be no longer believed or valued: debunk, deflate, discredit, puncture. Informal shoot down. Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

v

Definition: blow up
Antonyms: implode

v

Definition: discredit
Antonyms: confirm, prove

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(DOD, NATO) A device designed to generate an electric current in a firing circuit after deliberate action by the user in order to initiate an explosive charge or charges.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - eksplodere, fare op
v. tr. - bringe til eksplosion, punktere

Nederlands (Dutch)
exploderen, ontploffen, in diskrediet brengen (b.v. theorie), uitbarsten, snel enorm toenemen

Français (French)
v. intr. - exploser, éclater (une bombe), détoner (un gaz), sauter (des munitions), exploser (de rage, d'impatience)
v. tr. - faire exploser ou éclater, (fig) discréditer, montrer la fausseté de (d'une rumeur)

Deutsch (German)
v. - explodieren, sprengen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατινάσσω/-ομαι, εκρήγνυμαι, σκάω, ξεσπώ, προκαλώ έκρηξη

Italiano (Italian)
esplodere, far saltare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - explodir

Русский (Russian)
взрывать, разоблачать, взорваться, резко увеличиться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - estallar, explotar, volar
v. tr. - estallar, explotar, volar, reventar, hacer explosión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - explodera, spränga, vederlägga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爆炸, 激发, 爆发, 使爆炸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 爆炸, 激發, 爆發
v. tr. - 使爆炸

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 폭발하다, 급속히 증가하다, 파열음으로 발음되다
v. tr. - 폭발 시키다, 타파하다, 파열음으로 발음하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 爆発させる, 誤りをあばく, 論破する, 爆発する, 破裂する, 打破する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينفجر, يفجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התפוצץ‬
v. tr. - ‮פוצץ‬

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