irrupt

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌpt

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin irrumpere.

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• irruptive

Related terms

• irruption

Translations

To break into

• Bulgarian: нахълтвам (bg) (nahǎltvam)
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To enter forcibly or uninvited

• Bulgarian: нахлувам (bg) (nahluvam)
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Etymology 2

Verb

irrupt

1. Misspelling of erupt.