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implode

The English word “implode” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To collapse or burst inward violently.
  2. To suddenly lose support in all areas of a campaign simultaneously.
  3. To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
  4. The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
  5. To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

Etymology

Back-formation from implosion.

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