implodir

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ploˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ploˈd͡ʒi(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.pluˈdiɾ/ [ĩ.pluˈðiɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.pluˈdi.ɾi/ [ĩ.pluˈði.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: im‧plo‧dir

Verb

implodir (first-person singular present (Brazil) implodo or (Portugal) impludo, third-person singular present implode, first-person singular preterite implodi, past participle implodido) (Brazil)

  1. to implode (to collapse or burst inward)

Usage notes

Historically, some authors have considered this verb defective and proscribed its use in certain present-tense conjugations. Nevertheless, modern dictionaries recognize these conjugations, noting their variation between Brazilian and European Portuguese.[1]

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