Dictionary

erupt en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ɪˈɹʌpt/

Etymology

From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
   • The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
2. (intransitive) To burst forth; to break out.
   • The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
   • The whole table erupted in laughter.
   • Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories. 2012 January 14, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2013, page 86:
   • The crowd erupted in anger.
   • And Stamford Bridge erupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside. 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC
4. (intransitive) (Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.
   • After particularly good seasons, flocks "erupt" from their breeding grounds and appear in reed beds where they have not been seen for years, if ever. 1988, Michael Cady, Rob Hume, editors, The Complete Book of British Birds, page 242:

Forms

Deriveds

eruptible · nonerupting · unerupted · nonerupted · eruptive

Relateds

eruption

Synonyms

burst

Translations (59)

hu okád (vomit) · be вывяргацца (to violently eject) · tr indifa etmek (to violently eject) · de ausbrechen (to violently eject) · nl uitbarsten (to violently eject) · hy ժայթքել (to violently eject) · fi oksentaa (vomit) · ru изверга́ться (to violently eject) · es estallar (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · ja 噴出する (to violently eject) · ar ثَار (to violently eject) · fr entrer en éruption (to violently eject) · cy torri (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · th ปะทุ (to violently eject) · tr püskürmek (to violently eject) · az püskürmək (to violently eject) · uk виверга́тися (to violently eject) · it sfociare (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · mi hū (to violently eject) · mr उद्गारणे (to violently eject) · es entrar en erupción (to violently eject) · gl entrar en erupción (to violently eject) · bg изригвам (to violently eject) · mi puha (to violently eject) · fi räjähtää (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · ckb تەقینەوە (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · el εκραγώ (to violently eject) · it eruttare (to violently eject) · fi leimahtaa (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · be вывяргаць (to violently eject) · cs vybuchnout (to violently eject) · pt entrar em erupção (to violently eject) · sv få ett utbrott (vulcano) (to violently eject) · ota پوسكورمك (to violently eject) · id meletus (to violently eject) · es explotar (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · nl erupteren (to violently eject) · zdj usiha (to violently eject) · it scoppiare (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · ru изверга́ть (to violently eject) · hu kitör (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · ckb تەقینەوە (to violently eject) · cy echdorri (to violently eject) · uk виверга́ти (to violently eject) · mr उद्भवणे (to violently eject) · cmn 噴出 /喷出 (to violently eject) · pt erupcionar (to violently eject) · la efferveō (to violently eject) · zdj ufuha (to violently eject) · gl erupcionar (to violently eject) · cmn 噴發 /喷发 (to violently eject) · hu kitör (to violently eject) · mi pupuha (to violently eject) · fi purkautua (to violently eject) · es erupcionar (to violently eject) · it spuntare (to spontaneously release pressure or tension) · bg повръщам (vomit) · cmn 爆發 /爆发 (to violently eject) · sm sasao (to violently eject)