implode • \im-ˈplōd\ • verb: burst inwardThe word implode has appeared in 48 New York Times articles in the past year, including on April 6 in the Square Feet column “Breaking Ground Where Echoes of Edison Linger in New Jersey” by Ronda Kaysen:But by the 1960s, many of the American inventor’s businesses had been spun off. The businesses slowly failed, said Leonard DeGraaf, an archivist at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park. Mr. Parisi, who grew up near the factories and still lives in the neighborhood, remembers gathering with neighbors on the street as a young boy to watch the buildings implode. Quiz yourself:The Word of the Day and the quiz question have been provided by Vocabulary.com. Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary.

Source: New York Times September 06, 2016 11:24 UTC