explicate
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~ elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
explicate
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~ make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
explode
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~ be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"
explode
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~ drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
explode
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~ show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
explode
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~ burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
explode
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~ destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"
explode
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~ cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
explode
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~ burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
explode
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~ increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
explode
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~ cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
explode a bombshell
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~ utter or do something surprising; "Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom"
explode
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~ show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
exploit
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~ draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
exploit
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~ work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"
exploit
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~ use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
explore
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~ travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"
explore
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~ examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
explore
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~ inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"