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verb (used without object)
1.
to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear-splitting crash.
2.
to clash; conflict: Their views on the matter collided.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cause to collide: drivers colliding their cars in a demolition derby.
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Collide
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Origin:
1615–25; < Latin collīdere to strike together, equivalent to col- col-1 + -līdere, combining form of laedere to strike
1615–25; < Latin collīdere to strike together, equivalent to col- col-1 + -līdere, combining form of laedere to strike
Synonyms
1. hit, smash, clash.
1. hit, smash, clash.
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Example Sentences
- Worlds might collide here, were they not held carefully apart by liability insurance and tall fences.
- And we're gonna watch them collide for an entire season.
- If they collide or clump, they will heat up or release energy in some other ways, increasing entropy.
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Word Origin & History
collide
1621, from L. collidere "strike together," from com- "together" + lædere "to strike, injure by striking," of unknown origin. For L. vowel change, see acquisition.
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