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detrude
[ dih-trood ]
/ dɪˈtrud /
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verb (used with object), de·trud·ed, de·trud·ing.
to thrust out or away.
to thrust or force down.
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Origin of detrude
1425–75; late Middle English <Latin dētrūdere to thrust down, drive away, equivalent to dē-de- + trūdere to thrust, drive, force
Words nearby detrude
detritivore, detritovore, detritus, Detroit, de trop, detrude, detruncate, detrusion, detrusor, detumescence, Deucalion
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British Dictionary definitions for detrude
detrude
/ (dɪˈtruːd) /
verb
(tr) to force down or thrust away or out
Derived forms of detrude
detrusion (dɪˈtruːʒən), nounWord Origin for detrude
C16: from Latin dētrūdere to push away, from de- + trūdere to thrust
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