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Synonyms
e·rupt (ĭ-rŭpt́)

[Latin ērumpere, ērupt-, ē-, ex-, ex-, + rumpere, to break.]

verb: e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise.
  2. To become violently active: The volcano erupted after years of dormancy.
  3. To force out or release something, such as steam, with violence or suddenness.
    1. To break through the gums in developing. Used of teeth.
    2. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.

transitive verb 

To force out violently.

derivatives

e·ruṕtive
adjective
e·ruṕtive·ly
adverb