Collide

Verb

 * 1) To impact directly, especially if violent
 * When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.
 * 1) To come into conflict, or be incompatible
 * Tibet collided with the modern world.

Synonyms

 * clash

Related terms

 * collision

Thesaurus
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