ə̇n.ˈtrüd verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin intrudere to force in, from in- in- (II) + trudere to thrust, push — more at threat
intransitive verb
1. : to thrust oneself in : come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome : enter by intrusion : encroach , trespass
where none might intrude upon his grief — P.B.Kyne
manifest no wish to intrude on academic prerogatives — Saturday Review
abashed at intruding on all these busy people — Jule Mannix
2. geology : to enter as if by force
transitive verb
1. : to thrust or force in, into, on, or upon especially without permission, welcome, or fitness
intrude political theory into his play
intrude these confidences on you — G.B.Shaw
didn't want to intrude himself upon her uninvited
improper to intrude the dog into the houses of other people they were calling on — Joseph Conrad
the right to intrude its judgment upon questions of policy or morals — O.W.Holmes †1935
2. : to settle (a minister) in a parish against the will of the people
ecclesiastical adventurers from the Continent were intruded by hundreds into lucrative benefices — T.B.Macaulay
3. geology : to cause to enter as if by force