obtrude

(ŏb-trūd', əb-)

v., -trud·ed, -trud·ing, -trudes.

v.tr.

1. To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation.
2. To thrust out; push forward.

v.intr.
To impose oneself on others.

[Latin obtrūdere : ob-, against; see ob- + trūdere, to thrust.]

obtruder ob·trud'er n.
obtrusion ob·tru'sion (-trū'zhən) n.

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verb

To force or come in as an improper or unwanted element: cut in, horn in, intrude. See enter/exit.

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• Mood and Intent - obtrude: force oneself in where one is not welcome

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See words rhyming with "obtrude."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Obtrude.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - påtvinge, pånøde
v. intr. - trænge sig på

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) opdringen, lastig zijn, opdringing

Français (French)
v. tr. - imposer (qch à qn)
v. intr. - empiéter sur, transparaître (une opinion), (lit) sortir

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) aufdrängen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιβάλλω με το ζόρι την παρουσία μου

Italiano (Italian)
protendere, sporgere, imporre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - intrometer

Русский (Russian)
навязываться, навязывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - imponer, sacar
v. intr. - entremeterse, intrusarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tvinga, truga, tränga sig på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
强迫, 伸出, 强使接受, 打扰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 強迫, 伸出, 強使接受
v. intr. - 打擾

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 의견을 강요하다, 내밀다
v. intr. - 참견하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 押し付ける, でしゃばる, 突き出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقتحم, يتطفل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כפה נוכחותו, כפה‬
v. intr. - ‮נדחק בכוח, התפרץ, הפריע‬

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