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erupt

[ ih-ruhpt ]
/ ɪˈrʌpt /
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verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to release violently; burst forth with: She erupted angry words.
(of a volcano, geyser, etc.) to eject (matter).

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RELATED WORDS

detonate, appear, burst, spew, explode, vent, hurl, jet, spit, belch, spout, extravasate, vomit, eruct, spurt, discharge, rupture, emit, boil, gush

Nearby words

  1. eructate,
  2. eructation,
  3. erudite,
  4. erudition,
  5. erumpent,
  6. eruption,
  7. eruptive,
  8. eruptive xanthoma,
  9. eruv,
  10. erv

Origin of erupt

1650–60; < Latin ēruptus burst forth, broken out (past participle of ērumpere), equivalent to ē- e-1 + ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break, rupture
Related formse·rupt·i·ble, adjectivepre·e·rupt, verb (used without object)re·e·rupt, verb (used without object)un·e·rupt·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for erupt

erupt

/ (ɪˈrʌpt) /

verb

to eject (steam, water, and volcanic material such as lava and ash) violently or (of volcanic material, etc) to be so ejected
(intr) (of a skin blemish) to appear on the skin; break out
(intr) (of a tooth) to emerge through the gum and become visible during the normal process of tooth development
(intr) to burst forth suddenly and violently, as from restraintto erupt in anger
Derived Formseruptible, adjectiveeruption, noun

Word Origin for erupt

C17: from Latin ēruptus having burst forth, from ērumpere, from rumpere to burst
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for erupt

erupt

v.

1650s, of diseases, etc., from Latin eruptus, past participle of erumpere "to break out, burst" (see eruption). Of volcanoes, from 1770. Related: Erupted; erupting.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for erupt

erupt

[ ĭ-rŭpt′ ]

v.

To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.
To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.
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