intrude : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: intrude	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for intrude
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intrude v enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" Synonym(s): intrude, irrupt enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!" Synonym(s): trespass, intrude search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" Synonym(s): intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" Synonym(s): intrude, obtrude
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intrude \Intrude"\, v. i. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See {Threat}.] To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude* on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another. Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced. --Shak. Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. --I. Watts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intrude \Intrude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intruded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intruding}.] 1. To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude* one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another. 2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.] Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? --Shak. 3. (Geol.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks. Syn: To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See {Obtrude}.