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im·plode (im plōd)

transitive verb imploded -·plod′ed, imploding -·plod′·ing

  1. to cause to burst or collapse inward
  2. Phonet. to articulate by implosion

Etymology: < in- + (ex)plode

intransitive verb

to burst or collapse inward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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implode Usage Examples

Object

  • system: Salome's exploitation of what the political system offers allows her to implode the system upon itself to feed what she desires.

Preposition: at

  • point: To make what we infer to be a sub-atomic particle, waves had to be focused: to implode at a selected point.

Adjective complement

  • due: However the tendency to implode due to the zero growth rate mean assumption is still at work: slowly, big firms keep shrinking.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: They get heavy use, so they just seem to pack up and slowly go abit bonkers, and then implode.

Used with why or when

  • when: The party implodes when the costume of The Pterodactyl Ghost comes to life and begins wreaking havoc on the museum guests.

Present participle complement

  • result: In particular, food type vacuum flasks must not be used as they can implode resulting in flying glass fragments.

Preposition: under

  • weight: It begs the question of how long a market can be milked before it implodes under the weight of its own mediocrity.
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