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obtrude

[uh b-trood]
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verb (used with object), ob·trud·ed, ob·trud·ing.
  1. to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation: to obtrude one's opinions upon others.
  2. to thrust forth; push out.
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verb (used without object), ob·trud·ed, ob·trud·ing.
  1. to thrust forward, especially unduly; intrude.
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Origin of obtrude

1545–55; < Latin obtrūdere to thrust against, equivalent to ob- ob- + trūdere to thrust
Related formsob·trud·er, nounpre·ob·trude, verb (used with object), pre·ob·trud·ed, pre·ob·trud·ing.un·ob·trud·ed, adjectiveun·ob·trud·ing, adjective

Synonyms

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1. impose, force. 3. shove, push.
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Examples from the Web for obtrude

Historical Examples

  • Now, with Wilson as he was, was no time to obtrude his own story.

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    Mary Roberts Rinehart

  • Style should not obtrude between a writer and his reader; it should be servant, not master.

    Green Mansions

    W. H. Hudson

  • I felt that to obtrude my consolations on her then would only serve to aggravate her sufferings.

  • She would not have dared to obtrude into the negotiations which seemed at hand.

    Pee-wee Harris

    Percy Keese Fitzhugh

  • He will not obtrude his views on others, but speak his mind freely when occasion calls for it.

    Self-Help

    Samuel Smiles

British Dictionary definitions for obtrude

obtrude

verb
  1. to push (oneself, one's opinions, etc) on others in an unwelcome way
  2. (tr) to push out or forward
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Derived Formsobtruder, nounobtrusion (əbˈtruːʒən), noun

Word Origin

C16: from Latin obtrūdere, from ob- against + trūdere to push forward
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Word Origin and History for obtrude

v.

1550s, from Latin obtrudere "to thrust into, press upon," from ob "toward" (see ob-) + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion). Related: Obtruded; obtruding.

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