erupt
pronunciation
How to pronounce erupt in British English:
UK [ɪˈrʌpt]
How to pronounce erupt in American English:
US [ɪˈrʌpt]
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- Verb:
- start abruptly
- erupt or intensify suddenly
- start to burn or burst into flames
- as of teeth, for example
- become active and spew forth lava and rocks
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- appear on the skin
- become raw or open
Word Origin
- erupt
- erupt: [17] Etymologically, erupt means simply ‘break out’. It comes from the past participle of Latin ērumpere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out, from’ and rumpere ‘break’ (source of English rout, route, routine, and rupture, and related to bereave, rob, and robe). English actually acquired the derived noun eruption [15] before the verb.=> bereave, corrupt, disrupt, rob, rout, route, routine, rupture
- erupt (v.)
- 1650s, of diseases, etc., from Latin eruptus, past participle of erumpere "to break out, burst," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + rumpere "to break, rupture" (see rupture (n.)). Of volcanoes, from 1770 (the Latin word was used in reference to Mount Etna). Related: Erupted; erupting.
Example
- 1. The mystery is that crises erupt so rarely .
- 2. Ideally , workers should talk with their bosses before problems erupt .
- 3. The pa 's security forces may struggle to contain the protests that could erupt .
- 4. The protests sparked concerns that a trade war could erupt between asia 's two largest economies .
- 5. But if it stalls , a wave of even angrier protest may well erupt in september .