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irrupt

DEFINITIONS OF: irrupt

1

v erupt or intensify suddenly

“The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism”
Synonyms:
break open, burst out, erupt, flare, flare up
Type of:
deepen, intensify
become more intense

v enter uninvited

“She irrupted into our sitting room”
Synonyms:
intrude
Types:
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break in
intrude on uninvited
bother
intrude or enter uninvited
barge in, crash, gate-crash
enter uninvited; informal
move in on
make intrusive advances towards
Type of:
come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into
to come or go into

v increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

“The island's rodent population irrupted”
Synonyms:
explode
Type of:
increase
become bigger or greater in amount
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