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Words that look like misspellings

This week’s words
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exute
irrupt


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PRONUNCIATION:

(i-RUHPT)

MEANING:

verb intr.:
1. To burst or break in.
2. (Of a population) To increase suddenly in number.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin irrumpere, from in- (into) + rumpere (to break). Earliest documented use: 1855.

NOTES:

Originally, to irrupt was to burst in; to erupt was to burst out. Since then, irrupt has broken into erupt’s territory.

USAGE:

“The odd stories of Yoko Ogawa, a Japanese author, irrupt into the ordinary world as if from the unconscious or the grave.”
Slightly Off; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 26, 2013.

See more usage examples of irrupt in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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