irrupt


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
irrupt /ɪˈrʌpt/
verb
  • 1 enter forcibly or suddenly.
  • 2 (chiefly of a bird) migrate into an area in abnormally large numbers.
– derivatives
irruption noun,
irruptive adjective.
– origin C19 (earlier (C16) as irruption): from L. irrupt-, irrumpere ‘break into’.
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