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irrupt

/ irrupt /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
"The population of India is exploding"
"The island''s rodent population irrupted"
Type of:
increase
Derived:
explosion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
erupt or intensify suddenly
"Unrest erupted in the country"
"Tempers flared at the meeting"
"The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
Type of:
intensify deepen
Derived:
outburst burst flare-up outbreak eruption
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
enter uninvited
"They intruded on our dinner party"
"She irrupted into our sitting room"
Type of:
enter come in get into
Kinds of:
break in bother barge in crash gate-crash
Derived:
irruption trespass encroachment violation intrusion
See also:
intrude on invade obtrude upon encroach upon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

increase intensify deepen enter come in get into break in bother barge in crash gate-crash