Synonyms for Erupt (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (start to burn or burst into flames):
ignite, combust, conflagrate, catch fire, take fire
WordNet sense 2 (force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up):
break, burst
WordNet sense 3 (break out):
break through, come out, push through
WordNet sense 4 (start abruptly):
break out
WordNet sense 5 (become raw or open):
recrudesce
WordNet sense 6 (erupt or intensify suddenly):
flare, irrupt, break open, burst out, flare up
WordNet sense 7 (become active and spew forth lava and rocks):
belch, extravasate
From the ODE community, based on WordNet
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