erupt

[e·rupt]

A rash, a volcano, applause, violence, all of these are things that are prone to erupt, meaning they suddenly become active.

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To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

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become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"

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erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

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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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start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"

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appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"

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as of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

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force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger"

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start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"


v. t.
To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.


Erupt

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

To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

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Usage Examples

In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring.

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