obtrude : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: obtrude	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for obtrude
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obtrude v push to thrust outward [syn: push out, obtrude, {thrust out}] 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]:
Obtrude \Obtrude"\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obtrude \Obtrude"\, 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.