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e⋅rupt

  [i-ruhpt]
Use erupt in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to burst forth: Molten lava erupted from the top of the volcano.
2. (of a volcano, geyser, etc.) to eject matter.
3. to break out of a pent-up state, usually in a sudden and violent manner: Words of anger erupted from her.
4. to break out in a skin rash: Hives erupted all over his face and hands.
5. (of teeth) to grow through surrounding hard and soft tissues and become visible in the mouth.
–verb (used with object)
6. to release violently; burst forth with: She erupted angry words.
7. (of a volcano, geyser, etc.) to eject (matter).
Origin:
1650–60; < L ēruptus burst forth, broken out (ptp. of ērumpere), equiv. to ē- e- + ruptus, ptp. of rumpere to break, rupture

Related forms:
e⋅rupt⋅i⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 6. vent.
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e·rupt   (ĭ-rŭpt')   
v.   e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts

v.   intr.
  1. To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise.
  2. To become violently active: The volcano erupted after years of dormancy.
  3. To force out or release something, such as steam, with violence or suddenness.
    1. To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.
    2. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.
v.   tr.
To force out violently.

[Latin ērumpere, ērupt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
e·rup'tive adj., e·rup'tive·ly adv.
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Erupt

E*rupt"\, v. t. [See Eruption.] To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava. --Huxley.

Erupt

E*rupt"\, v. i. [See Eruption.]

1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano or geyser.

2. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano, teeth through the gums, etc.

When the amount and power of the steam is equal to the demand, it erupts with violence through the lava flood and gives us a small volcano. --H. J. W. Dam.
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Language Translation for : erupt
Spanish: entrar en erupción,
German: ausbrechen,
Japanese: 噴火する
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Main Entry: erupt
Pronunciation: i-'r&pt
Function: intransitive verb
1 of a tooth : to emerge through the gum
2 : to break out (as with a skin eruption) —erup·tive /-tiv/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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erupt e·rupt (ĭ-rŭpt')
v. e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts

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

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