Ob*trude" , v. i. To thrust one's
self upon a
company or upon attention; to intrude.
Syn. -- To Obtrude, Intrude.
To intrude is to thrust
one's self into a place,
society, etc., without right, or uninvited; to obtrude is to force one's self,
remarks, opinions, etc., into society or upon persons with whom one has
no such intimacy as to justify such boldness.
Ob*trude" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtruded,
p. pr. & vb. n.
Obtruding.]
[L. obtrudere,
obtrusum; ob (see
Ob-) + trudere to thrust. See Threat.] 1. To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.
The objects of our senses obtrude their particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no.
Lock.
2. To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will. Milton.
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