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rupt
(RUPT)to break or burst
Latin for breaking or bursting. To erupt is to burst out; to interrupt is to break in.
rootLatin
Build, break, makeExample words
erupt
to burst out
interrupt
to break in between
rupture
a break or burst
disrupt
to break apart
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Related roots
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
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