[im.plode] vb im.plod.ed ; im.plod.ing [
[2]in- + -plode (as in explode)] vi (1881) 1 a: to burst inward "a blow causing a vacuum tube to ~" b: to undergo violent compression "massive stars which ~"
2: to collapse inward as if from external pressure; also: to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing ~ vt: to cause to implode