displode Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis*plode" transitive verb

Etymology

L. displodere, displosum; dis- + plodere, plaudere, to clap, strike, beat.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Disploded; present participle & verbal noun Disploding

Definitions

1. To discharge; to explode.

   In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder. Milton.

Dis*plode" intransitive verb

Definitions

1. To burst with a loud report; to explode. "Disploding engines." Young.