Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

implode

/ˌɪmplˈoʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: im-plode
IPA: /ˌɪmplˈoʊd/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To collapse or burst inward violently.

Intransitive verb

verb

To collapse or burst inward violently.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.

Transitive verb

verb

The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.

verb

To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The submarine imploded as it sank below its crush depth."
"Ragusa's campaign imploded after she confused coal mining with oil drilling during a speech."
"I'm looking for some code that will implode data using the PKZIP method.. and explode it. PKWare sells an object that you can link with that does the job, and we have licensed this, but we are now writing 32 bit code for MS-DOS and the PKWare stuff won't work […]"

Etymology

Back-formation from implosion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

implodes (present, singular) imploding (participle, present) imploded (participle, past) imploded (past)

Derived Forms

imploder

Synonyms

go off

Antonyms

explode

Rhymes With

road code showed mode load rode node owed explode rhode slowed bestowed

Questions

How do you pronounce implode?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmplˈoʊd/.
What does implode mean?: To collapse or burst inward violently.
Where does implode come from?: Back-formation from implosion.

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