How to pronounce implode
American English pronunciation
im-PLOHD
- IPA
- /ɪmˈploʊd/
- Syllables
- im · PLOHD (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What implode means
To collapse inward with sudden force
In a sentence: Workers made the old tower implode so it fell straight down into a heap.
Where it comes from: It was made from implosion, a word built to be the opposite of explosion.
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