implode

One entry found for implode.

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