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im·plode

(ĭm-plōd′)

v. im·plod·ed, im·plod·ing, im·plodes

v.intr.

1. To collapse inward violently.

2. To undergo a catastrophic failure: His career imploded after he was caught lying on camera.

v.tr.

1. To cause to collapse inward violently.

2. To demolish (a building) by causing to collapse inward.

[in- + (ex)plode.]

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implode

(ɪmˈpləʊd)

1. (General Physics) to collapse or cause to collapse inwards in a violent manner as a result of external pressure: the vacuum flask imploded.

2. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to pronounce (a consonant) with or by implosion

[C19: from im- + (ex)plode]

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im•plode

(ɪmˈploʊd)

v. -plod•ed, -plod•ing. v.i.

1. to burst inward (opposed to explode).

v.t.

2. to pronounce (a consonant) with implosion.

[1880–85; im-¹ + (ex) plode]

implode

Past participle: imploded
Gerund: imploding

Imperative
implode
implode

Present
I implode
you implode
he/she/it implodes
we implode
you implode
they implode

Preterite
I imploded
you imploded
he/she/it imploded
we imploded
you imploded
they imploded

Present Continuous
I am imploding
you are imploding
he/she/it is imploding
we are imploding
you are imploding
they are imploding

Present Perfect
I have imploded
you have imploded
he/she/it has imploded
we have imploded
you have imploded
they have imploded

Past Continuous
I was imploding
you were imploding
he/she/it was imploding
we were imploding
you were imploding
they were imploding

Past Perfect
I had imploded
you had imploded
he/she/it had imploded
we had imploded
you had imploded
they had imploded

Future
I will implode
you will implode
he/she/it will implode
we will implode
you will implode
they will implode

Future Perfect
I will have imploded
you will have imploded
he/she/it will have imploded
we will have imploded
you will have imploded
they will have imploded

Future Continuous
I will be imploding
you will be imploding
he/she/it will be imploding
we will be imploding
you will be imploding
they will be imploding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been imploding
you have been imploding
he/she/it has been imploding
we have been imploding
you have been imploding
they have been imploding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been imploding
you will have been imploding
he/she/it will have been imploding
we will have been imploding
you will have been imploding
they will have been imploding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been imploding
you had been imploding
he/she/it had been imploding
we had been imploding
you had been imploding
they had been imploding

Conditional
I would implode
you would implode
he/she/it would implode
we would implode
you would implode
they would implode

Past Conditional
I would have imploded
you would have imploded
he/she/it would have imploded
we would have imploded
you would have imploded
they would have imploded

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Verb

implode - burst inward; "The bottle imploded"

go off

cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

explode, burst - burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

Translations

imploser

implodere

implode

[ɪmˈpləʊd]

A. VT

1. → implosionar

2. (Phon) → pronunciar implosivamente

B. VI → implosionar

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implode

[ɪmˈpləʊd] vi

[thing] → imploser

(= collapse) [organization, system] → imploser

implode

vi → implodieren

vt (Ling) → als Verschlusslaut or Explosivlaut sprechen

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