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implode

Main Entry:: im·plode
Pronunciation:: \im-ˈplōd\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: im·plod·ed; im·plod·ing
Etymology:: ²in- + -plode (as in explode)
Date:: 1881

intransitive verb1 a: to burst inward <a blow causing a vacuum tube to implode> b: to undergo violent compression <massive stars which implode>2: to collapse inward as if from external pressure ; also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing3: to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct <the firm…imploded from greed and factionalism — Jan Hoffman>transitive verb: to cause to implode

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