"explode" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

causes: blow up, detonate, explode - burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
subtypes:
- fulminate - cause to explode violently and with loud noise
- dynamite - blow up with dynamite
same as: blow up, detonate, set off
is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
subtypes:
- crump - explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
- go off - be discharged or activated
- belch, erupt, extravasate - become active and spew forth lava and rocks
same as: burst
is a type of: react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

same as: break loose, burst forth
is a type of: destroy, ruin - destroy completely; damage irreparably
is a type of: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
entail: boo, hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

is a type of: condemn - declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
is a type of: confute, disprove - prove to be false
same as: blow up, detonate
is a type of: increase - become bigger or greater in amount

same as: irrupt