obtrude
/əbˈtɹuːd/ verb
Forms obtrudes obtruding obtruded
- verb (transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.
- verb (intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into).
- verb (reflexive) To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in.
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Etymology
From Latin obtrūdō (“thrust off or against”), from ob- (“ob-”) + trūdō (“thrust”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.
- verb To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will. Milton.
- verb To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.
Etymology [L. obtrudere, obtrusum; ob (see Ob-) + trudere to thrust. See Threat.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “obtrude”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details