implode

verb5

1. •
   To collapse or burst inward violently.

   • The submarine imploded as it sank below its crush depth.
2. •
   To suddenly lose support in all areas of a campaign simultaneously.

   • Ragusa's campaign imploded after she confused coal mining with oil drilling during a speech.
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.