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implode

American  
[im-plohd] / ɪmˈploʊd /

verb (used without object)

imploded, imploding

  1. to burst inward (explode ).

verb (used with object)

imploded, imploding

  1. Phonetics. to pronounce by implosion.

implode British  
/ ɪmˈpləʊd /

verb

  1. to collapse or cause to collapse inwards in a violent manner as a result of external pressure

    the vacuum flask imploded

  2. (tr) to pronounce (a consonant) with or by implosion

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Etymology

Origin of implode

First recorded in 1880–85; im- 1 + (ex)plode

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