implode

[im-plohd]

verb (used without object)

imploded, imploding 

1. to burst inward (explode ).

verb (used with object)

imploded, imploding 

1. Phonetics.,  to pronounce by implosion.

implode

/ ɪmˈpləʊd /

verb

1. to collapse or cause to collapse inwards in a violent manner as a result of external pressure

   the vacuum flask imploded

2. (tr) to pronounce (a consonant) with or by implosion

Word History and Origins

Origin of implode¹

First recorded in 1880–85; im- ¹ + (ex)plode

Word History and Origins

Origin of implode¹

C19: from _im- + ( _ex ) _plode

Example Sentences

They rallied wonderfully against the Kiwis and then imploded.

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AI-related spending is soaring worldwide and sky-high tech share valuations have fed concerns of an AI market bubble that could eventually burst, like the dot-com boom that imploded at the turn of the millennium.

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As that way of filmmaking implodes, audiences are turning to movies that rebel.

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But that has fed concerns of a market bubble that could eventually burst, like the dot-com boom that imploded at the turn of the millennium.

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Their new relievers imploded, plagued by a string of injuries and perplexing underperformance that rendered the heralded trio all but irrelevant.

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Related Words

• cave in 
• fall down