English Explanatory Dictionary

implode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To collapse or burst inward violently.
  2. To suddenly lose support in all areas of a campaign simultaneously.
  3. To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
  4. The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
  5. To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

implode implodes imploding imploded

Etymology

Back-formation from implosion.

Antonyms

explode

Derived words

imploder

Translations

Finnish: luhistua Finnish: romahtaa French: imploser German: implodieren Ido: implozar Italian: implodere Norwegian: implodere Norwegian: kollapse Polish: implodować Portuguese: implodir Russian: взрываться Spanish: implosionar Swedish: implodera Turkish: yıkılmak
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