Definitions for obtrude
əbˈtrudob·trude

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. push out, obtrude, thrust outverb

   push to thrust outward

2. intrude, obtrudeverb

   thrust oneself in as if by force

   "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"

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1. Obtrudeverb

   To thrust impertinently; to present to a person without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company; to obtrude one's opinion on another.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obtrudeverb

   To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.

2. obtrudeverb

   To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into).

3. obtrudeverb

   To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in.

4. Etymology: From obtrudo, from ob- + trudo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To OBTRUDEverb

   To thrust into any place or state by force or imposture; to offer with unreasonable importunity.

   Etymology: obtrudo, Latin.

   It is their torment, that the thing they shun doth follow them, truth, as it were, even obtruding itself into their knowledge, and not permitting them to be so ignorant as they would be. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 2.

   There may be as great a vanity in retiring and withdrawing men’s conceits from the world, as in obtruding them. Francis Bacon.

   Some things are easily granted; the rest ought not to be obtruded upon me with the point of the sword. Charles I .

   Who can abide, that against their own doctors six whole books should, by their fatherhoods of Trent, be under pain of a curse, imperiously obtruded upon God and his church? Joseph Hall.

   Why shouldst thou then obtrude this diligence
   In vain, where no acceptance it can find? John Milton.

   Whatever was not by them thought necessary, must not by us be obtruded on, or forced into that catalogue. Henry Hammond.

   A cause of common error is the credulity of men; that is, an easy assent to what is obtruded, or believing at first ear what is delivered by others. Thomas Browne, V. Err.

   The objects of our senses obtrude their particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no; and the operations of our minds will not let us be without some obscure notions of them. John Locke.

   Whether thy great forefathers came
   From realms that bear Vesputio’s name;
   For so conjectures would obtrude,
   And from thy painted skin conclude. Jonathan Swift.

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1. obtrude

   Obtrude means to impose or force oneself or one's views, ideas, presence, etc., on others in an unwelcome or intrusive way. It can also mean to become noticeable or apparent in an unwelcome or intrusive way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obtrudeverb

   to thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company

2. Obtrudeverb

   to offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will

3. Obtrudeverb

   to thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude

4. Etymology: [L. obtrudere, obtrusum; ob (see Ob-) + trudere to thrust. See Threat.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obtrude

   ob-trōōd′, v.t. to thrust in upon when not wanted: to urge upon against the will of.—v.i. to thrust one's self or be thrust upon.—ns. Obtrud′er; Obtrud′ing, Obtru′sion, a thrusting in or upon against the will of.—adj. Obtrus′ive, disposed to thrust one's self among others.—adv. Obtrus′ively.—n. Obtrus′iveness. [L. obtrudĕre—ob, before, trudĕre, trusum, to thrust.]

Matched Categories

1. • Impose

Anagrams for obtrude »

1. doubter

2. outbred

3. redoubt

How to pronounce obtrude?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obtrude in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obtrude in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obtrude
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=obtrude
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obtrude
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=obtrude
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obtrude
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=obtrude