detrude

[ dih-trood ]

verb (used with object)

, de·trud·ed, de·trud·ing.

1. to thrust out or away.
2. to thrust or force down.

detrude

/ dɪˈtruːd; dɪˈtruːʒən /

verb

1. tr to force down or thrust away or out

Derived Forms

• detrusion, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of detrude¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dētrūdere to thrust down, drive away, equivalent to dē- de- + trūdere to thrust, drive, force

Word History and Origins

Origin of detrude¹

C16: from Latin dētrūdere to push away, from de- + trūdere to thrust

Related Words

• depress
• drop
• reduce
• sink