implode

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im·plode | \ im-ˈplōd

imploded; imploding

Definition of implode

intransitive verb

1a : 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

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Examples of implode in a Sentence

a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds

Recent Examples on the Web The public release of those messages prompted an outcry from constituents — and a reaction from the Latino community that it was timed to implode a vote on making the exam school changes permanent. — BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2021 And when life goes on, and college sports remain as popular as ever, and somehow the entire system doesn’t implode? — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 10 June 2021 That approval is all the more striking because Trump, who viewed the Dow as a barometer of his success, warned repeatedly during the 2020 campaign that the market would implode if Americans failed to reelect him. — Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021 Without accountability, there is no sustainability—organizations will implode. — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 25 May 2021 Again, spoiler alert: Annie and her roommate, Fran (Lolly Adefope), completely implode their respective relationships. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 7 May 2021 Pulling troops out of Iraq with great fanfare only to watch the country implode and then put troops back in did not fulfill that particular strategic vision. — Phil Klay, Time, 23 Apr. 2021 The killings took place as the Ottoman Empire began to implode. — James Hookway, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2021 The walls had to be solid steel a foot thick so the chamber wouldn’t implode. — Mark Synnott, Wired, 13 Apr. 2021

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