LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

explōdō

explōdō (present infinitive explōdere, perfect active explōsī, supine explōsum)
Classical[ɛkˈspɫoː.doː]Ecclesiastical[ekˈsplɔː.do]

Meaning

  1. to eject (originally drive an actor off a stage by clapping/booing)

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.explōdōexplōdēbamexplōdamexplōsīexplōseramexplōserō
2nd sg.explōdisexplōdēbāsexplōdēsexplōsistīexplōserāsexplōseris
3rd sg.explōditexplōdēbatexplōdetexplōsitexplōseratexplōserit
1st pl.explōdimusexplōdēbāmusexplōdēmusexplōsimusexplōserāmusexplōserimus
2nd pl.explōditisexplōdēbātisexplōdētisexplōsistisexplōserātisexplōseritis
3rd pl.explōduntexplōdēbantexplōdentexplōsērunt
explōsēre
explōserantexplōserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.explōdamexplōderemexplōserimexplōsissem
2nd sg.explōdāsexplōderēsexplōserīsexplōsissēs
3rd sg.explōdatexplōderetexplōseritexplōsisset
1st pl.explōdāmusexplōderēmusexplōserīmusexplōsissēmus
2nd pl.explōdātisexplōderētisexplōserītisexplōsissētis
3rd pl.explōdantexplōderentexplōserintexplōsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.explōdorexplōdēbarexplōdar
2nd sg.explōderis
explōdere
explōdēbāris
explōdēbāre
explōdēris
explōdēre
3rd sg.explōditurexplōdēbāturexplōdētur
1st pl.explōdimurexplōdēbāmurexplōdēmur
2nd pl.explōdiminīexplōdēbāminīexplōdēminī
3rd pl.explōdunturexplōdēbanturexplōdentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.explōdarexplōderer
2nd sg.explōdāris
explōdāre
explōderēris
explōderēre
3rd sg.explōdāturexplōderētur
1st pl.explōdāmurexplōderēmur
2nd pl.explōdāminīexplōderēminī
3rd pl.explōdanturexplōderentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.explōdeexplōdere
pres. 2nd pl.explōditeexplōdiminī
fut. 2nd sg.explōditōexplōditor
fut. 3rd sg.explōditōexplōditor
fut. 2nd pl.explōditōte—
fut. 3rd pl.explōduntōexplōduntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexplōdereexplōdī
perfect infinitiveexplōsisseexplōsum esse
future infinitiveexplōsūrum esseexplōsum īrī
present participleexplōdēns—
perfect participle—explōsus
explōsa, explōsā, explōsae, explōsam, explōsārum, explōsās, explōse, explōsīs, explōsō, explōsōrum, explōsōs
future participleexplōsūrus
explōsūra, explōsūrā, explōsūrae, explōsūram, explōsūrārum, explōsūrās, explōsūre, explōsūrī, explōsūrīs, explōsūrō, explōsūrōrum, explōsūrōs, explōsūrum
explōdendus
explōdundus, explōdenda, explōdendā, explōdendae, explōdendam, explōdendārum, explōdendās, explōdende, explōdendīs, explōdendōrum, explōdendōs
gerundexplōdendī, explōdendō, explōdendumsupineexplōsum, explōsū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

histrionem exsibilare, explodere, eicere, exigere
to hiss an actor off the stage.
illae sententiae iam pridem explosae et eiectae sunt (Fin. 5. 8. 23)
those ideas have long ago been given up.

ex-plōdo (ex-plaudo), si, sum, 3, v. a., Gr. πτερνοκοπεῖν,
I. to drive out or off by clapping; orig. a scenic word said of a player, to hiss or hoot off, explode him.
I. Prop.: histrio exsibilatur et exploditur, Cic. Par. 3, 26; cf.: Aesopum explodi video, id. de Or. 1, 61, 259: aliquem e scena non modo sibilis sed etiam convicio, id. Rosc. Com. 11, 30: nam satis est equitem mihi plaudere, ut audax Contemptis aliis explosa Arbuscula (mima) dixit, Hor. S. 1, 10, 77; cf.: pars plaudite ergo, pars offensi explaudite, Aus. Sept. Sap. de Thal. fin.—
II. Transf. beyond the scenic sphere.
A. To drive out or away (rare; not in Cic.): aliquem in Arpinos, Afran. ap. Non. 186, 16: (alios) in arenam aut litus, to cast out, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 10.—Poet.: noctem explaudentibus alis, to scare away, Lucr. 4, 710.—
B. To reject, disapprove (Ciceron.): te illud idem, quod tum explosum et ejectum est, nunc retulisse demiror, Cic. Clu. 31, 86; cf.: explosae ejectaeque sententiae, id. Fin. 5, 8, 31; and id. Off. 1, 2, 6: hoc genus divinationis vita explosit, id. Div. 2, 41, 86: multa dixi in ignobilem regem, quibus totus est explosus, id. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 3: fictione pristina explosa, abolished, Just. Inst. 1, 12, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Italic*eks
  3. Latinexplōdō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-h₂- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d- Latin plaudō Latin explōdō From ex- (“out”) + plaudō (“to clap; to applause”).

Descendants
  • Englishexplode
  • Italianesplodere
  • Portugueseexplodir
  • Friulianesplodi
  • Piedmonteseesplòde

Quick answers

What does explōdō mean in Latin?
explōdō, a verb, means “to eject (originally drive an actor off a stage by clapping/booing)”.
What are the principal parts of explōdō?
explōdō, explōdere, explōsī, explōsum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce explōdō?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈspɫoː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈsplɔː.do].
Where does explōdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin explōdō.