əbˈtrüd, äb- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin obtrudere, from ob- to, toward, against + trudere to thrust — more at ob- , threat
transitive verb
1. : to thrust out : push or extend into sight : extrude
the snail slowly obtruded his tentacle
2. : to thrust forward, present, or call to notice without warrant or request
not a man to obtrude his beliefs casually
forced to obtrude ourselves into their party
intransitive verb
: to thrust oneself or some other matter upon attention : intrude
do what we may our childhood background will obtrude