displode

[dis-plohd]

verb (used with or without object), dis·plod·ed, dis·plod·ing. Archaic.

to explode.

Origin of displode

1660–70; < Latin displōdere, equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + -plōdere, combining form of plaudere to clap

Related formsdis·plo·sion

[dis-ploh-zhuh n] /dɪsˈploʊ ʒən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for displode

displode

verb

an obsolete word for explode

Word Origin for displode

C17: from Latin displōdere from dis- 1 + plaudere to clap

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