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obtrude
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
obtrude
(verb)
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obtrude
/əb
ˈ
truːd/
verb
obtrudes
;
obtruded
;
obtruding
obtrude
/əb
ˈ
truːd/
verb
obtrudes
;
obtruded
;
obtruding
Learner's definition of OBTRUDE
formal
:
to become involved with something or to become noticeable in an unpleasant or annoying way
[
no object
]
She didn't want to
obtrude
[=
intrude
] on/upon their conversation.
The historical details in the movie do not
obtrude
—they enhance the story by making it more realistic.
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He was confident at first, but then doubts began to
obtrude
themselves. [=he began to have doubts]
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