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erupt is the dictionary form of erupter Definition of erupt
erupt has definitions from the field of medicine
1
[ verb ] start abruptly

Synonyms

break_out

Examples

"After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"

2
[ verb ] erupt or intensify suddenly

Synonyms

flare_up burst_out break_open irrupt flare

Examples

"Unrest erupted in the country" "Tempers flared at the meeting" "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

3
[ verb ] start to burn or burst into flames

Synonyms

catch_fire ignite conflagrate combust take_fire

Examples

"Marsh gases ignited suddenly" "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

4
[ verb ] as of teeth, for example

Synonyms

push_through break_through come_out

Examples

"The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

5
[ verb ] become active and spew forth lava and rocks; of volcanoes

Synonyms

extravasate belch

Examples

"Vesuvius erupts once in a while"

6
[ verb ] become suddenly excited or angry

Synonyms

flare flare_up

Examples

"She flares up easily"

7
[ verb ] force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

Synonyms

burst break

Examples

"break into tears" "erupt in anger"

8
[ verb ] (medicine) become raw or open; as of skin eruptions

Synonyms

break_out recrudesce

Examples

"He broke out in hives" "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries" "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

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erupt eruptive eruption erupting

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