How to spell erupt

Erupt is spelled E-R-U-P-T.

hear ite·rupt/ɪ'rəpt/verbHidden vowels

What it means: To burst forth suddenly.

In a sentence: The volcano began to erupt with bright red lava.

Same family: eruption, erupting, erupted, interrupt, rupture. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Erupt comes from the Latin verb *erumpere*, meaning 'to break out' or 'burst forth.' It shares the root *rupt* with words like 'interrupt' and 'rupture,' all connected to the idea of breaking or bursting.

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