Ex Vs Im

Prefixes Ex and Im convey opposite meaning. Explode mean bursting outside, where as implode mean bursting inside. You might wonder what is burning inside then. If you have ever seen bursting (or bringing down) of buildings in discovery channel, you would know about it. Buildings are brought down in such a way that spewing of debris is controlled.

I can also think of other examples on top of my head is export vs. import. Sometimes, it ex and imp prefixes in words might not be obvious, such as in expose and impose. Some words need not have the ``ex'' or ``imp'' counterparts. Important is one such example.

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