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IRRUPT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

Example:

The island's rodent population irrupted

Synonyms:

explode; irrupt

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "irrupt" is one way to...):

increase (become bigger or greater in amount)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Erupt or intensify suddenly

Example:

The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism

Synonyms:

break open; burst out; erupt; flare; flare up; irrupt

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "irrupt" is one way to...):

deepen; intensify (become more intense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

irruption (a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Enter uninvited

Example:

She irrupted into our sitting room

Synonyms:

intrude; irrupt

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "irrupt" is one way to...):

come in; enter; get in; get into; go in; go into; move into (to come or go into)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "irrupt"):

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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

irruption (a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in)

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