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dis⋅plode

  [dis-plohd]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -plod⋅ed, -plod⋅ing. Archaic.
to explode.
Origin:
1660–70; < L displōdere, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + -plōdere, comb. form of plaudere to clap

Related forms:
dis⋅plo⋅sion  [dis-ploh-zhuhn] , noun
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dis·plode   (dĭ-splōd')   
tr. & intr.v.   dis·plod·ed, dis·plod·ing, dis·plodes Archaic
To explode.

[Latin displōdere : dis-, dis- + plaudere, to clap, beat.]
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