IMPLODE


Meaning of IMPLODE in English

[ ɪm'pləʊd ]

■ verb collapse violently inwards.

Derivatives

implosion noun

implosive adjective

Origin

C19: from in- 2 + L. plodere , plaudere 'to clap', on the pattern of explode .

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