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implode
implode /ɪmˈpləʊd/ aep /-ˈploʊd/ verb [I] ↑Verb Endings for implode
1 F0 SPECIALIZED to fall towards the inside with force: » The vacuum inside the tube caused it to implode when the external air pressure was increased.→ COMPARE EXPLODE(Cf. ↑explode) (BREAK APART)Thesaurus+: ↑Exploding and erupting2 F0 to fail suddenly and completely and be unable to operate: » Their economy is in danger of imploding.Thesaurus+: ↑Functioning , ↑Performing a functionimplosion /-ˈpləʊ.ʒən/ aep /-ˈploʊ.ʒən/ noun [C or U] SPECIALIZED
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