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 requestintransitive verb : to become unduly prominent or interfering : intrude

— ob·trud·er noun