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ob·trude
(ŏb-tro͞od′, əb-)v. ob·trud·ed, ob·trud·ing, ob·trudes
v.tr.
1. To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation.
2. To thrust out; push forward.
v.intr.
To impose oneself on others.
ob·trud′er n.
ob·tru′sion (-tro͞o′zhən) n.
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obtrude
(əbˈtruːd)vb
1. to push (oneself, one's opinions, etc) on others in an unwelcome way
2. (tr) to push out or forward
[C16: from Latin obtrūdere, from ob- against + trūdere to push forward]
obˈtruder n
obtrusion n
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ob•trude
(əbˈtrud)v. -trud•ed, -trud•ing. v.t.
1. to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, esp. without warrant or invitation.
2. to thrust forth; push out.
v.i. 3. to thrust forward, esp. unduly; intrude.
[1545–55; < Latin obtrūdere to thrust against =ob- ob- + trūdere to thrust]
ob•trud′er, n.
ob•tru′sion (-ˈtru ʒən) n.
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obtrude
Past participle: obtruded
Gerund: obtruding
| Imperative |
|---|
| obtrude |
| obtrude |
| Present |
|---|
| I obtrude |
| you obtrude |
| he/she/it obtrudes |
| we obtrude |
| you obtrude |
| they obtrude |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I obtruded |
| you obtruded |
| he/she/it obtruded |
| we obtruded |
| you obtruded |
| they obtruded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am obtruding |
| you are obtruding |
| he/she/it is obtruding |
| we are obtruding |
| you are obtruding |
| they are obtruding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have obtruded |
| you have obtruded |
| he/she/it has obtruded |
| we have obtruded |
| you have obtruded |
| they have obtruded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was obtruding |
| you were obtruding |
| he/she/it was obtruding |
| we were obtruding |
| you were obtruding |
| they were obtruding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had obtruded |
| you had obtruded |
| he/she/it had obtruded |
| we had obtruded |
| you had obtruded |
| they had obtruded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will obtrude |
| you will obtrude |
| he/she/it will obtrude |
| we will obtrude |
| you will obtrude |
| they will obtrude |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have obtruded |
| you will have obtruded |
| he/she/it will have obtruded |
| we will have obtruded |
| you will have obtruded |
| they will have obtruded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be obtruding |
| you will be obtruding |
| he/she/it will be obtruding |
| we will be obtruding |
| you will be obtruding |
| they will be obtruding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been obtruding |
| you have been obtruding |
| he/she/it has been obtruding |
| we have been obtruding |
| you have been obtruding |
| they have been obtruding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been obtruding |
| you will have been obtruding |
| he/she/it will have been obtruding |
| we will have been obtruding |
| you will have been obtruding |
| they will have been obtruding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been obtruding |
| you had been obtruding |
| he/she/it had been obtruding |
| we had been obtruding |
| you had been obtruding |
| they had been obtruding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would obtrude |
| you would obtrude |
| he/she/it would obtrude |
| we would obtrude |
| you would obtrude |
| they would obtrude |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have obtruded |
| you would have obtruded |
| he/she/it would have obtruded |
| we would have obtruded |
| you would have obtruded |
| they would have obtruded |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. obtrude - push to thrust outward
2. obtrude - thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
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obtrude
[əbˈtruːd] (frm)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
obtrude
[əbˈtruːd] vi (= be conspicuous) → se remarquerA 40 watt bulb would be quite sufficient and would not obtrude → Une ampoule de 40 watts suffirait largement et ne se remarquerait pas
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
obtrude
vt
to obtrude oneself → sich anderen aufdrängen
(= push out) → hervorstrecken, hervorschieben
vi
(= intrude) → sich aufdrängen
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