verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To burst with a loud bang; to explode. archaic, intransitive

   "disploding engines"

2. 2
   To burst; to cause to explode. archaic, transitive

   "In posture to displode their second tire / Of thunder."

Synonyms

All synonyms

explode

Example

More examples

"In posture to displode their second tire / Of thunder."

Etymology

From Latin displōdō, from dis- + plaudō.

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