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English verb: explode | |||
| 1. | explode (change) cause to burst with a violent release of energy | ||
| Samples | We exploded the nuclear bomb. | ||
| Synonyms | blow up, detonate, set off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dynamite, fulminate | ||
| Cause | blow up, detonate, explode | ||
| 2. | explode (change) burst outward, usually with noise | ||
| Samples | The champagne bottle exploded. | ||
| Synonyms | burst | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belch, crump, erupt, extravasate, go off | ||
| Antonyms | implode, go off | ||
| 3. | explode (cognition) show a violent emotional reaction | ||
| Samples | The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
| 4. | explode (change) be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise | ||
| Samples | His anger exploded. | ||
| Synonyms | break loose, burst forth | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| 5. | explode (contact) destroy by exploding | ||
| Samples | The enemy exploded the bridge. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
| 6. | explode (communication) cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||
| 7. | explode (communication) drive from the stage by noisy disapproval | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condemn | ||
| Entail | boo, hiss | ||
| 8. | explode (cognition) show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confute, disprove | ||
| 9. | explode (change) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | ||
| Samples | The bomb detonated at noon. The Molotov cocktail exploded. | ||
| Synonyms | blow up, detonate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| 10. | explode (change) increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner | ||
| Samples | The population of India is exploding. The island's rodent population irrupted. | ||
| Synonyms | irrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
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