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† diˈsplode, v. Obs.
[ad. L. displōd-ĕre to burst asunder, f. dis- 1 + plaudĕre to clap.]
a. trans. To drive out or discharge with explosive violence.
b. intr. To burst with a noise; to explode. Hence diˈsploded, diˈsploding ppl. adjs.
1667Milton P.L. vi. 605 Rankt..In posture to displode thir second tire Of Thunder. 1704Swift T. Tub viii. (1709) 97 Fetching it..in certain bladders, and disploding it among the sectaries in all nations. 1708J. Philips Cyder i. 13 More dismal than the loud disploded Roar Of brazen Enginry. 1742Young Nt. Th. vi. 488 Like rubbish from disploding engines thrown, Our magazines of hoarded trifles fly. 1812F. Jeffrey in Edin. Rev. Nov. 332 The pent-up vapours disploded with the force of an earthquake. |