obtrude
ob·trude (
b-tr
d
, 
b-)
v. ob·trud·ed, ob·trud·ing, ob·trudes
v.tr.
1. To impose (oneself or one’s ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation.
2. To thrust out; push forward.
v.intr.
To impose oneself on others.
[Latin obtr
dere : ob-, against; see ob- + trdere, to thrust; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]
ob·truder n.
ob·trusion (-trzhn) n.
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| Verb | 1. | obtrude – push to thrust outward |
| 2. | obtrude – thrust oneself in as if by force; “The colors don’t intrude on the viewer”
inflict, impose, bring down, visit – impose something unpleasant; “The principal visited his rage on the students”
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