Main Entry:

ob·trude

Pronunciation:

\əb-ˈtrüd, äb-\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ob·trud·ed; ob·trud·ing

Etymology:

Latin obtrudere to thrust at, from ob- in the way + trudere to thrust — more at ob-, threat

Date:

circa 1609

transitive verb 1 : to thrust out : extrude 2 : to force or impose (as oneself or one's ideas) without warrant or request intransitive verb : to become unduly prominent or interfering : intrude

— ob·trud·er noun