IMPLODE


Meaning of IMPLODE in English

verb (~d; imploding) Etymology: 2in- + -plode (as in explode) Date: 1881 intransitive verb 1. to burst inward , to undergo violent compression , to collapse inward as if from external pressure, to break down or fall apart from within ; self-destruct , transitive verb to cause to ~

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