EXPLODE

verb (~d; exploding) Etymology: Latin ~re to drive off the stage by clapping, from ex- + plaudere to clap Date: 1605 transitive verb to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval, to bring into disrepute or discredit , to cause to ~ or burst noisily , intransitive verb to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy: as, to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases , to burst violently as a result of pressure from within, 2. to give forth a sudden strong and noisy outburst of emotion , to move with sudden speed and force , to increase rapidly , to suggest an explosion (as in appearance or effect) , ~r noun