irrupt
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ir·rupt
(ĭ-rŭpt′)intr.v. ir·rupt·ed, ir·rupt·ing, ir·rupts
1. To break or burst in: The boys irrupted into the kitchen.
2. Ecology To increase rapidly in number, especially beyond the normal range: snowy owls that irrupted southward.
[Latin irrumpere, irrupt- : in-, in; see in-2 + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
ir·rup′tion n.
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irrupt
(ɪˈrʌpt)vb (intr)
1. to enter forcibly or suddenly
2. (Biology) (of a plant or animal population) to enter a region suddenly and in very large numbers
3. (of a population) to increase suddenly and greatly
[C19: from Latin irrumpere to rush into, invade, from rumpere to break, burst]
irˈruption n
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ir•rupt
(ɪˈrʌpt)v.i.
1. to break or burst in suddenly.
2. to manifest violent activity or emotion, as a group of persons.
3. (of animals) to increase suddenly in numbers through a lessening of the number of deaths.
[1850–55; < Latin irrumpere to burst (into), force an entrance =ir- ir-1 + rumpere to burst]
ir•rup′tion, n.
ir•rup′tive, adj.
ir•rup′tive•ly, adv.
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irrupt
Past participle: irrupted
Gerund: irrupting
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| Verb | 1. | irrupt - enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" break in - intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation" come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" bother - intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" move in on - make intrusive advances towards |
| 2. | irrupt - erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" | |
| 3. | irrupt - increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" |
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Translations
irrupt
vi → eindringen, hereinstürzen; (water also) → hereinbrechen
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