implode

UK: /ɪmˈpləʊd/ US: /ɪmˈploʊd/ ,(im plōd′)

Inflections of 'implode' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

implodes

v 3rd person singular

imploding

v pres p

imploded

v past

imploded

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•plode /ɪmˈploʊd/   v. [no object] , -plod•ed, -plod•ing. 

1. to burst inward (opposed to explode).

im•plo•sion /ɪmˈploʊʒən/  n. 

[uncountable] the likelihood of implosion.

[countable] An implosion would wreck most of the stabilizing gear.

im•plo•sive /ɪmˈploʊsɪv/  adj. See -plod-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•plode  (im plōd′), v., -plod•ed, -plod•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to burst inward (opposed to explode).

v.t. 

2. Phonetics to pronounce by implosion.

• im-¹ + (ex)plode 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

implode / ɪmˈpləʊd/ verb

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

Compare explodeEtymology: 19th Century: from im- + ( ex) plode