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implode

verb/ɪmˈploʊd/

collapse inward violently due to external pressure

The old, abandoned building was left to decay, and eventually, it began to implode under its own weight.

collapsecave incrumple
word origin — from Latin 'implodere', where 'in-' means 'in' and 'plaudere' means 'to strike'