OBTRUDE


Meaning of OBTRUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əb-ˈtrüd, äb- ]

verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.