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protuberate

[ proh-too-buh-reyt, -tyoo-, pruh- ]
/ proʊˈtu bəˌreɪt, -ˈtyu-, prə- /
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verb (used without object), pro·tu·ber·at·ed, pro·tu·ber·at·ing.

to bulge out, forming a rounded projection.

RELATED WORDS

distend, project, poke, dilate, sag, swell, bilge, enlarge, extrude, bag, bloat, overhang, blob, jut, billow, protrude, pouch, balloon, expand, belly

Nearby words

protrusive occlusion, protuberance, protuberancy, protuberant, protuberant abdomen, protuberate, proturan, protyle, protégé, protégée, proud

Origin of protuberate

1570–80; < Late Latin prōtūberātus, past participle of prōtūberāre. See protuberant, -ate1
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protuberate

/ (prəˈtjuːbəˌreɪt) /

verb

(intr) rare to swell out or project from the surrounding surface; bulge out
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