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Synonyms for obtrude


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhb-trood
Phonetic Transcription : əbˈtrud



Définition of obtrude

Origin :
  • 1550s, from Latin obtrudere "to thrust into, press upon," from ob "toward" (see ob-) + trudere "to thrust" (see extrusion). Related: Obtruded; obtruding.
  • verb thrust outward
Example sentences :
  • Now, with Wilson as he was, was no time to obtrude his own story.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Style should not obtrude between a writer and his reader; it should be servant, not master.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • I felt that to obtrude my consolations on her then would only serve to aggravate her sufferings.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • She would not have dared to obtrude into the negotiations which seemed at hand.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • He will not obtrude his views on others, but speak his mind freely when occasion calls for it.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • But still—a new thought had begun to obtrude itself unwelcomely.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • "I had really no intention to obtrude my curiosity so far," said Dunn, apologizing.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • I have no right to obtrude upon you with these, but I think you will pity me.
  • Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey
  • Then came the thought—and how strange that such a thought should obtrude at such a time!
  • Extract from : « Tales Of The Trains » by Charles James Lever
  • I give you my word that I will not obtrude upon you in any way.
  • Extract from : « Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels » by Stephen Leacock

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