implode
playSimple Definition of implode
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: to collapse inward in a very sudden and violent way
Full Definition of implode
imploded
imploding
intransitive verb
1 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 collapsing
3 : 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
Examples of implode in a sentence
<a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds>
Origin and Etymology of implode
2in- + -plode (as in explode)
First Known Use: 1881
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