displode

Dis*plode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disploded; p. pr. & vb. n. Disploding.] Etym: [L. displodere, displosum; dis- + plodere, plaudere, to clap, strike, beat.] Defn: To discharge; to explode. In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton. Dis*plode", v. i. Defn: To burst with a loud report; to explode. "Disploding engines." Young.

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