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Added 7 October 2026

collide

/kəˈlaɪd/ verb

In Latin: confligo Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about collide at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be incompatible; be or come into conflict.
These colors clash
Cause to collide.
The physicists collided the particles
Crash together with violent impact.
The cars collided

Origin

From Latin collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”), from con- (“together”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (“assimilated form of com-”)).

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