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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBTRU'DE, v.t. [L. obltrudo; ob and trudo, Eng. to thrust.]
1. To thrust in or on; to throw, crowd or thrust into any place or state by force or imposition, or without solicitation. Men obtrude their vain speculations upon the world.
A cause of common error is the credulity of men, that is, an easy assent to what is obtruded.
The objects of our senses obtrude their particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or not.
2. To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge upon against the will.
Why shouldst thou then obtrude this diligence in vain, where no acceptance it can find?
To obtrude one's self, to enter a place where one is not desired; to thrust one's self in uninvited, or against the will of the company.
OBTRU'DE, v.i.
1. To enter when not invited.
2. To thrust or be thrust upon.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: push to thrust outward [syn: push out, obtrude, thrust out]
2: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" [syn: intrude, obtrude]

Merriam Webster's

verb (obtruded; obtruding) 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 • obtruder noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 intr. be or become obtrusive. 2 tr. (often foll. by on, upon) thrust forward (oneself, one's opinion, etc.) importunately. Derivatives: obtruder n. obtrusion n. Etymology: L obtrudere obtrus- (as OB-, trudere push)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Obtrude Ob*trude", v. i. To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude. Syn: To Obtrude, Intrude. Usage: To intrude is to thrust one's self into a place, society, etc., without right, or uninvited; to obtrude is to force one's self, remarks, opinions, etc., into society or upon persons with whom one has no such intimacy as to justify such boldness.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Obtrude Ob*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtruded, p. pr. & vb. n. Obtruding.] [L. obtrudere, obtrusum; ob (see Ob-) + trudere to thrust. See Threat.] 1. To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company. The objects of our senses obtrude their particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no. --Lock. 2. To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(obtrudes, obtruding, obtruded) When something obtrudes or when you obtrude it, it becomes noticeable in an undesirable way. (LITERARY) A 40 watt bulb would be quite sufficient and would not obtrude... Gertrude now clearly felt that she had obtruded her sorrow... He didn't want to obtrude on her privacy. VERB: V, V n, V on n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Intrude, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in, interfere.

Moby Thesaurus

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