implode

implode
verb (imploded; imploding) Etymology: 2in- + -plode (as in explode) Date: 1881 intransitive verb 1. a. to burst inward <
a blow causing a vacuum tube to implode
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b. to undergo violent compression <
massive stars which implode
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2. to collapse inward as if from external pressure; also to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing 3. to break down or fall apart from within ; self-destruct <
the firm…imploded from greed and factionalism — Jan Hoffman
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transitive verb to cause to implode

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