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And in terms of entitlement reforms, we have to save them from themselves, because if we don't reform social security and we don't reform Medicare, they're going to actually implode.
Ben Quayle

Meaning of "implode" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPLODE

From im- + (ex)plode.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPLODE

implode  [ɪmˈpləʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPLODE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Implode is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb implode in English.

WHAT DOES IMPLODE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Implode

Implode may refer to: ▪ Implosion , a reverse explosion concentrating matter and energy ▪ Implode , a 1999 album by industrial group Front Line Assembly ▪ String functions#join, implode is the join string function in PHP ▪ IMPLODE, a compression algorithm implemented by PKZIP ▪ Implosion , a science fiction novel ▪ Implode! , a physics-based puzzle game for mobile phones...

Definition of implode in the English dictionary

The definition of implode in the dictionary is to collapse or cause to collapse inwards in a violent manner as a result of external pressure. Other definition of implode is to pronounce with or by implosion.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMPLODE

PRESENT

Present
I implode
you implode
he/she/it implodes
we implode
you implode
they implode
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I imploded
you imploded
he/she/it imploded
we imploded
you imploded
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will implode
you will implode
he/she/it will implode
we will implode
you will implode
they will implode
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would implode
you would implode
he/she/it would implode
we would implode
you would implode
they would implode
Conditional continuous
I would be imploding
you would be imploding
he/she/it would be imploding
we would be imploding
you would be imploding
they would be imploding
Conditional perfect
I would have implode
you would have implode
he/she/it would have implode
we would have implode
you would have implode
they would have implode
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been imploding
you would have been imploding
he/she/it would have been imploding
we would have been imploding
you would have been imploding
they would have been imploding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you implode
we let´s implode
you implode
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to implode
Past participle
imploded
Present Participle
imploding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPLODE


boatload
ˈbəʊtˌləʊd
busload
ˈbʌsləʊd
caseload
ˈkeɪsləʊd
displode
dɪsˈpləʊd
download
ˈdaʊnˌləʊd
explode
ɪkˈspləʊd
hallowed
ˈhæləʊd
load
ləʊd
lode
ləʊd
onload
ˌɒnˈləʊd
overload
ˌəʊvəˈləʊd
payload
ˈpeɪˌləʊd
preload
ˌpriːˈləʊd
reload
riːˈləʊd
shitload
ˈʃɪtˌləʊd
truckload
ˈtrʌkˌləʊd
unhallowed
ʌnˈhæləʊd
unload
ʌnˈləʊd
upload
ʌpˈləʊd
workload
ˈwɜːkˌləʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPLODE

implicit
implicitly
implicitness
implicity
implied
implied reader
implied term
implied warranty
impliedly
implies
imploded consonant
imploration
imploratory
implore
implorer
imploring
imploringly
implosion
implosive
implosively

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPLODE

area code
arillode
code
colour code
diode
episode
mode
mother lode
node
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penal code
phyllode
pistillode
postal code
postcode
QR Code
rode
source code
Unicode
zip code

Synonyms and antonyms of implode in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «implode» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPLODE

Find out the translation of implode to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of implode from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «implode» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

implosionar
570 millions of speakers

English

implode
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنهار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

развалятся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

implodir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেন্দ্রীভূত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imploser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meletup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

implodieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

崩壊する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Implode
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yêu cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

implode
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिरच्छेद करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

içeriye patlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

implode
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

implozji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розваляться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

implozie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

implode
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Imploderen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

implodera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

implodere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of implode

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPLODE»

The term «implode» is regularly used and occupies the 59.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPLODE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «implode» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «implode» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about implode

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «IMPLODE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word implode.
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Tim Blake Nelson
I started writing 'Leaves Of Grass' when my professional life was falling apart somewhat. I just had a movie implode in pre-production. And so I came back licking my wounds to New York, where I live, and started to write a script about a protagonist for whom the exact same thing happened: His life was falling apart.
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Ben Quayle
And in terms of entitlement reforms, we have to save them from themselves, because if we don't reform social security and we don't reform Medicare, they're going to actually implode.
3
Tavis Smiley
This country is going to implode, or put another way, it's going to get crushed under the weight of poverty. You can't have one percent of the people who own and control more wealth than the other 90 percent of the population.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPLODE»

Discover the use of implode in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to implode and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Factional Politics: How Dominant Parties Implode Or Stabilize
Drawing on theories of neo-institutionalism to show how institutions shape dissident behaviour, Boucek develops new ways of measuring factionalism and explains its effects on office tenure.
Françoise Boucek, 2012
2
Science Experiments That Explode and Implode: Fun Projects ...
Get ready to make shooting rockets, slow motion explosions, and soda gushers.
Tammy Enz, 2011
3
Will the Middle East Implode
In this short book, leading Middle East scholar Mohammed Ayoob argues that the Arab Spring has both changed and charged some of the region’s thorniest problems - from the rise of political Islam to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the Israel ...
Mohammed Ayoob, 2014
4
Science Experiments That Explode and Implode: Fun Projects ...
"Provides step-by-step instructions for science projects using household materials and explains the science behind the experiments"--
Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, 2011
5
Breakpoint: Why the Web will Implode, Search will be ...
We’ve seen the exponential growth of these technologies, and they’ve led to a more efficient and tightly connected world. But what many people don’t realize is that all networks eventually reach a breakpoint and collapse.
Jeff Stibel, 2013
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A Guide to English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume IV
I implode 1. We implode 2. You implode 2. You implode 3. He/she/it implodes 3. They implode Past Tense Singular Plural 1. I imploded 1. We imploded 2. You imploded 2. You imploded 3. He/she/it imploded 3. They imploded (They imploded ...
Bessie Brooks, 2012
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Advanced Maya Texturing and Lighting
Implode and Implode Center Implode warps the noise around a point defined by Implode Center. With the Noise texture, a high Implode value streaks the noise away from the viewer. A low value bulges the noise outward in a spherical fashion ...
Lee Lanier, 2011
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The Mortgage Specialists, Inc. V. Implode-Explode
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Mortgage Specialists, Inc. v.
Ozzy Ronny Parthalan, 2012
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Not Needing All the Words: Michael Ondaatje's Literature of ...
Writing. Disaster: “Stars. Who. Implode. into. Silence”. The idea of a modern cosmos imploding into its empty, meaningless centre is a recurring theme in Ondaatje's early work. The image of the dying stars that Ondaatje uses in his poem “White ...
Annick Hillger, 2006
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How Do You Light a Fart?: And 150 Other Essential Things ...
How. Does. a. Large. Building. Implode. into. a. Neat. Pile. of. Rubble? Bringing down a twenty-story building takes the utmost care, a ton of scientific know-how, and a few hundred pounds of explosives. Building implosions are small, ...
Bobby Mercer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPLODE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term implode is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kodak Prepares to Implode Building 53 - TWCNews.com
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastman Kodak will bring down another one of its buildings at Kodak Park west of Lake Avenue and north of Ridge Road. «TWC News, Jul 15»
2
The Clippers Are Going To Be Crazy Next Year. And Fun. But Mostly …
It's full of athletes and entertainers and downright amazing basketball players, and also half a dozen players who are liable to implode or ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»
3
'Rectify' fan recap: What should I do? - | EW Community | EW.com
She's likely to implode. Amantha decides about Thrifty Town on. Janet won't even tell her why Daniel is staying with her, and she's growing. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Kodak to implode building Saturday | WHEC.com
By: Associated Press. Kodak will implode another vacant building on its sprawling Rochester campus. The controlled explosive demolition of ... «News 10NBC, Jul 15»
5
The IPL could implode, and that's no reason for cheer
Two prominent figures of Indian Premier League teams have been suspended for life from having anything to do with the game. Two franchises ... «Wisden India, Jul 15»
6
Maisie Williams 'Makes The World Implode' With Daniel Radcliffe In …
Maisie Williams, 18, aka Arya Stark from GOT posted the most epic Comic-Con selfie on July 13 and the world really did implode, just like she ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
7
The Ashes 2015: Australia fans get their mojo back for Lord's | The …
Ashes 2015: will ageing Australia implode after England defeat? ... tipped to win the series comfortably, could implode in the same way that ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
8
'Autism is seen as a male thing – but girls just implode emotionally'
They arrive self-harming, or unable to talk. Often they've been dismissed as hormonal. We visit the only state school dedicated to girls with ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Kodak to implode building, part of shifting business path
Kodak says the demolition is another step in its revitalization of Eastman Business Park. The company has demolished numerous buildings at ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
10
Harry Potter and Arya Stark Snap Comic-Con Selfie in Attempt to …
"I think this photo is gonna make the world implode," the 18-year-old actress Instagrammed on Sunday. "Last night was really great #sdcc2015." ... «Entertainment Tonight, Jul 15»

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