obtrude

[ uhb-trood ]

/ əbˈtrud /

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

to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation: to obtrude one's opinions upon others.

to thrust forth; push out.

verb (used without object), ob·trud·ed, ob·trud·ing.

to thrust forward, especially unduly; intrude.

RELATED WORDS

infringe, intrude, impose, interfere

Nearby words

Origin of obtrude

1545–55; < Latin obtrūdere to thrust against, equivalent to ob- ob- + trūdere to thrust

SYNONYMS FOR obtrude

1. impose, force. 3. shove, push.

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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

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Examples from the Web for obtrude

He kept his place beside her, often watching her in silence, but he did not obtrude himself.
A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote
She would not obtrude her society where it was not desired, but she would stoop to no pretence by way of excuse.
A Question of Marriage|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The whole affair, into which by some extraordinary self-delusion you consider yourself privileged to obtrude, is very simple.
Roland Cashel|Charles James Lever
Whenever she came to visit her sposo, she never failed to obtrude herself on my seclusion.
Beaux and Belles of England|Mary Robinson

A man might still be a heretic at heart and at his own fireside, so long as he did not obtrude it on the public.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott

British Dictionary definitions for obtrude

obtrude

/ (əbˈtruːd) /

verb

to push (oneself, one's opinions, etc) on others in an unwelcome way

(tr) to push out or forward

Derived Formsobtruder, nounobtrusion (əbˈtruːʒən), noun

Word Origin for obtrude

C16: from Latin obtrūdere, from ob- against + trūdere to push forward

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Word Origin and History for obtrude

obtrude

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