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< implicit function

implore >

im·plode

(

m-pl

) KEY

VERB:
im·plod·ed , im·plod·ing , im·plodes
VERB:
intr.

To collapse inward violently.

VERB:
tr.

To cause to collapse inward violently.
To demolish (a building) by causing to collapse inward.

ETYMOLOGY:
in- ² + (ex)plode

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