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im·plode

[im-plohd] verb, -plod·ed, -plod·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to burst inward (opposed to explode).
verb (used with object)
2.
Phonetics. to pronounce by implosion.

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Implode is always a great word to know.
So is voiceless. Does it mean:
the adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a particular sound, taken as a whole
uttered without phonation

Origin:
1880–85; im-1 + (ex)plode
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  • If allowed to persist, this liquidity drought will cause healthy banks to fail and the economy to implode.
  • The gas and dust occasionally implode to form stars, which spread themselves into galaxies surrounding the white holes.
  • Pressure this great can implode even the best diving equipment as easily as you could crush a styrofoam cup.
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implode (ɪmˈpləʊd)
 
vb
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
 
[C19: from im- + (ex)plode]

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