
intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To swell or bulge.
[Late Latin prōtūberāre, prōtūberāt- : Latin prō-, forth; see pro-1 + Latin tūber, a swelling.]
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[Late Latin prōtūberāre, prōtūberāt- : Latin prō-, forth; see pro-1 + Latin tūber, a swelling.]
protuberation pro·tu'ber·a'tion n.|
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