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| implode [ im plṓd ] (3rd person present singular implodes, present participle imploding, past and past participle imploded) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb burst inward: to collapse inwardly with force as a result of the external pressure being greater than the internal pressure, or cause something to collapse inwardly
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2. intransitive verb fail completely economically or politically: to suffer from total economic or political collapse e.g.as a result of poor management and financial insolvency.
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| [Late 19th century. <IM + Latin plodere 'to clap', after explode] |
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