# implode

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #41,688

## Definitions
1. To collapse or burst inward violently.
2. To collapse or burst inward violently.
3. To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
4. The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
5. To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

## Etymology
Back-formation from implosion.

## Easily confused with
- **impose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/implode-vs-impose)
- **improve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/implode-vs-improve)
- **implore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/implode-vs-implore)
- **impede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impede-vs-implode)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imlpode`, `immplode`, `impldoe`, `impllode`, `implodde`, `imploed`, `impolde`, `impplode`, `ipmlode`, `miplode`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/implode