Definitions, Translations, and Word of the Day
Definition of "obtrude" []
- To impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others with undue insistence or without invitation. (verb-transitive)
- To thrust out; push forward. (verb-transitive)
- To impose oneself on others. (verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Use "obtrude" in a sentence
- "A mere resumé of the topics discussed in these essays is enough to make the two horns of the dilemma obtrude themselves."
- "I've decided to use the word "obtrude" more, because I'm reading a book that keeps using the word."
- "Because alone perhaps among the writers of the genre and the time, Ransome never lets the adult world, viewpoint, superiority obtrude."