v.
Pronunciation: ə b- ' trüd, äb-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ob · trud · ed ; ob · trud · ing
Etymology: Latin obtrudere to thrust at, from ob- in the way + trudere to thrust ― more at OB- , THREAT
Date: circa 1609
transitive verb
1 : to thrust out : EXTRUDE
2 : to force or impose (as oneself or one's ideas) without warrant or request
intransitive verb : to become unduly prominent or interfering : INTRUDE
– ob · trud · er noun