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- pronunciation:
 b
trud
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
obtrudes, obtruding, obtruded |
| definition 1: |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked.
I wish he would not obtrude his opinions on us; if we want his opinion, we'll ask for it.- synonyms:
- foist, impose, thrust
- similar words:
- force, intrude, push
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| definition 2: |
to stick or push out; cause to protrude.
- synonyms:
- poke, protrude, thrust
- similar words:
- push
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| related words: |
thrust |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to thrust or push forward; force oneself upon others.
- synonyms:
- impose, intrude
- similar words:
- butt in, cut in, encroach, interfere, interrupt, meddle, poke, presume, thrust
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| related words: |
encroach |
| derivations: |
obtruder (n.), obtrusion (n.) |
The word obtrude
contains the following parts:
ob-
Latin
prefix
that means towards; against; away
  More about this word part:
The prefix ob-
is a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as object
. It has multiple forms, as the 'b' sound in ob-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms oc-, of-, op-, and o-.
Example words:
trud, trus
Latin
root
that means push
Example words:
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