obtrude

IPA: ʌbtrˈud

verb

  • (transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.
  • (intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into).
  • (reflexive) To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in.
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Examples of "obtrude" in Sentences

  • But for Branch another problem of principle started to obtrude itself at once.
  • I've decided to use the word "obtrude" more, because I'm reading a book that keeps using the word.
  • A mere resumé of the topics discussed in these essays is enough to make the two horns of the dilemma obtrude themselves.
  • Because alone perhaps among the writers of the genre and the time, Ransome never lets the adult world, viewpoint, superiority obtrude.
  • In Heidegger's philosophy, people will resist imperfect equipment, especially when its faults obtrude upon their interactions with the world.
  • As a general point of order: If you assume people are not qualified to enter into your theological argument, why do you obtrude it into a different discussion?
  • He controlled himself, he knew not why, save that he was possessed by a nebulous awareness that Skipper must be considered as a god should be considered, and that this was no time to obtrude himself on Skipper.
  • When I promised myself the pleasure of meeting with you at Clare Hall I undoubtedly meant what I said but who shall say exactly what the obstacles may be that may obtrude themselves between the wish and the accomplishment!
  • “The materialist who is convinced that all phenomena arise from electrons and quanta and the like controlled by mathematical formulae, must presumably hold that his wife is a rather elaborate differential equation; but he is probably tactful enough not to obtrude this opinion in domestic life.”

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