prorompere

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōrumpō.

Verb

prorómpere (first-person singular present prorómpo, first-person singular past historic prorùppi, past participle prorótto, auxiliary (in most meanings) avére or (in the meaning "to break out, to burst out (in tears, shouts, etc.)") èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to erupt, to gush, to burst forth
    Synonyms: fuoriuscire, traboccare, straripare, tracimare
    il fiume prorompe dall'arginethe river is erupting over the dam
  2. (by extension) to rush out; to pour out (of people)
  3. (figurative) to break out (begin suddenly), to burst out
    Synonyms: esplodere, scoppiare, sbottare, sfogarsi, inveire, erompere, manifestarsi, sboccare
    lo sdegno proruppe violentodisdain broke out violently
    lui è prorotto in lacrimehe broke out in tears
  4. (figurative) to intervene, to interrupt
    "non ne posso più!" proruppe
    "I can't handle it any more," he interrupted
  5. (literary) to attack, to fling oneself

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Further reading

  • prorompere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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