wikipedia|explosion
English

Etymology
From latin with original meaning "to make go away by clapping the hands" EX- (away) + PLAUDERE (to clap the hands together). Then by association, any loud noise that drives away, and eventually its present meaning.

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|explod|ing

1. To create an explosion, usu. resulting in the destruction of the entity.

#:The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb.

1. To destroy violently or abruptly.

#:They sought to explode the myth of...

1. To create an exploded view.

#:Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible.

1. archaic To disprove or debunk.

#* Burton, Robert, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II, 344
#*: Astrology is required by many famous physicians... doubted of, and exploded by others.

Translations
trans-top|to create an explosion
Danish: sprænge, få til at eksplodere
Finnish: räjäyttää
German: sprengen
Hungarian: felrobbant
trans-mid
Norwegian: sprenge
Swedish: explodera, spränga
Telugu: ప�ల��ివ�య� (pealchiveayu)
trans-bottom

trans-top|to destroy violently
Danish: afsløre, forkaste
Finnish: räjäyttää
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to create an exploded view
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trans-bottom

Intransitive verb
en-verb|explod|ing

1. To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.

#: The bomb explodes.

Translations

Danish: eksplodere, springe
Finnish: räjähtää
German: explodieren
mid
Norwegian: eksplodere
Telugu: ప�లిప�వ� (pealipoavu)
Swedish: explodera

Translations to be checked
checktrans|Originally placed under intransitive verb with header sounding like transitive meaning

ttbc|Hungarian: robban, felrobban
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• 2007-11-11 19:03 - Ruricolist - /* Transitive verb */

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