erupt#2 (v)
irrupt#3 (v)
flare up (v)
flare#1 (v)
break open (v)
burst out (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def erupt or intensify suddenly
examples Unrest erupted in the country
Tempers flared at the meeting
The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym intensify, deepen
Derivationally related form flare up → flare-up
Derivationally related form irrupt → irruption
Derivationally related form erupt → eruption
Incoming links
Derivationally related form flare-up → flare up
Derivationally related form irruption → irrupt
Derivationally related form eruption → erupt
Hyponym intensify, deepen

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