to explode
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6.9
- verb
- /ɪkˈsploʊd/
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desmontar
- The example of Bangladesh thus explodes the myth that family planning programs cannot work in poor countries.
- explode the myth
- explode the notion
Examples
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The foregoing should explode any notion that Angel Island was, as is often stated, the Ellis Island of the West.
Academic text (1997) -
The Hartford story explodes the myth of Puerto Rican political participation.
Academic text (1997) -
The Democrats have done even more to explode the momentum myth.
Blog text (32) -
The assumption that women make themselves feminine for men is exploded in that statement.
Fiction book (1993) -
In 1997, the controversy over shaken baby syndrome exploded into the public consciousness.
Academic text (2005) -
In recent years, this theory has been exploded by discoveries based on radiocarbon-dated bird bones in dated Maori archaeological sites.
Academic text (1990) -
The development and implementation of Gorbachev's policy of perestroika explode the myth that the Soviet Union was on an irreversible path to its own destruction.
Academic text (2011) -
The study conducted this year exploded the myth that vaccines cause autism.
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His argument exploded the common belief that traditional education is always better than online learning.
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The research findings exploded the assumptions about the effectiveness of those alternative therapies.
Synonyms
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6.2
To show that an idea or statement is false using evidence
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5.7
To show that an idea or claim is false with clear facts
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4.2
Completely destroy an idea, argument, or reputation
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Etymology
Explode also had the idea of driving something out, from ex- 'out' and plaudere 'to clap' (a crowd could clap to push a performer away). So to 'explode' a theory is to show it is wrong and push that idea aside.