detrude

[dih-trood]

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verb (used with object), de·trud·ed, de·trud·ing.

to thrust out or away.

to thrust or force down.

Origin of detrude

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dētrūdere to thrust down, drive away, equivalent to dē- de- + trūdere to thrust, drive, force

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British Dictionary definitions for detrude

detrude

verb

(tr) to force down or thrust away or out

Derived Formsdetrusion (dɪˈtruːʒən), noun

Word Origin for detrude

C16: from Latin dētrūdere to push away, from de- + trūdere to thrust

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