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e·rupt

[i-ruhpt] Pronunciation Key

–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 éruptus burst forth, broken out (ptp. of érumpere), equiv. to é- 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') Pronunciation Key
v.   e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts

v.   intr.

To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise.
To become violently active: The volcano erupted after years of dormancy.
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
verb
1.	start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
2.	erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
3.	start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
4.	break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
5.	become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
6.	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" [syn: break]
7.	appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
8.	become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

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erupt e·rupt (ĭ-rŭpt')
v. e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts

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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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Erupt

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

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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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