displode

[ dis-plohd ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.

, dis·plod·ed, dis·plod·ing.

1. to explode.

displode

/ dɪsˈpləʊd /

verb

1. an obsolete word for explode

Other Words From

• dis·plo·sion [dis-, ploh, -zh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of displode¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of displode¹

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