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im·plode  audio  (m-pld) KEY 

VERB:
im·plod·ed, im·plod·ing, im·plodes
VERB:
intr.
To collapse inward violently.
VERB:
tr.
  1. To cause to collapse inward violently.
  2. To demolish (a building) by causing to collapse inward.

ETYMOLOGY:
in-2 + (ex)plode


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