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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. enter uninvited;
- Example: "They intruded on our dinner party"
- Example: "She irrupted into our sitting room"
[syn: intrude, irrupt]

2. erupt or intensify suddenly;
- Example: "Unrest erupted in the country"
- Example: "Tempers flared at the meeting"
- Example: "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
[syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out]

3. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner;
- Example: "The population of India is exploding"
- Example: "The island's rodent population irrupted"
[syn: explode, irrupt]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

irrupt
    v 1: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She
         irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: intrude, irrupt]
    2: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country";
       "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a
       burst of patriotism" [syn: erupt, irrupt, flare up,
       flare, break open, burst out]
    3: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The
       population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent
       population irrupted" [syn: explode, irrupt]