irrumpir

/irumˈpiɾ/ · B2 · verb

to burst into

💥🚪 ir- (in) + rumpir (break) = to break in, burst into

Irrumpir comes from Latin irrumpere: in- (into) + rumpere (to break). Same root as English rupture and interrupt. To burst into a place is literally to break your way in.

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