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protrude

[ proh-trood, pruh- ]

verb (used without object)

, pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing.
  1. to project.

    Synonyms: belly, swell, bulge



verb (used with object)

, pro·trud·ed, pro·trud·ing.
  1. to thrust forward; cause to project.

protrude

/ prəˈtruːd /

verb

  1. to thrust or cause to thrust forwards or outwards
  2. to project or cause to project from or as if from a surface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • proˈtrudable, adjective
  • proˈtrudent, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pro·trud·ent adjective
  • pro·tru·si·ble [proh-, troo, -s, uh, -b, uh, l, -z, uh, -, pr, uh, -], pro·trud·a·ble adjective
  • un·pro·trud·ed adjective
  • un·pro·trud·ent adjective
  • un·pro·tru·si·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protrude1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin prōtrūdere “to thrust forward,” equivalent to prō- pro- 1 + trūdere “to thrust”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of protrude1

C17: from Latin, from pro- ² + trudere to thrust
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Example Sentences

A tree appeared to protrude near the cockpit.

Their backs are also mirrored, and hefty steel counterweights are holding up the semicircular tubes that protrude out front.

Importantly, it was able to reveal the features where many synapses dwell: the spines that protrude along the vine-like processes, or dendrites, that grow out of the neuron cell body.

The CARs can recognize specific proteins, known as antigens, that protrude from cancer cells.

Twisted gray beams protrude in crooked positions.

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