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implode definition

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 © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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