irrupt

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin irrumpere.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to irrupt

Third person singular
irrupts

Simple past
irrupted

Past participle
irrupted

Present participle
irrupting

to irrupt (third-person singular simple present irrupts, present participle irrupting, simple past and past participle irrupted)

  1. (transitive) To break into.
  2. (intransitive) To enter forcibly or uninvited.
  3. (intransitive) To rapidly increase or intensify.
  4. Misspelling of erupt.

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