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intrude
[ in-trood ]
verb (used with object)
- to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- Geology. to thrust or force into.
- to install (a cleric) in a church contrary to the wishes of its members.
intrude
/ ɪnˈtruːd /
verb
- often foll byinto, on, or upon to put forward or interpose (oneself, one's views, something) abruptly or without invitation
- geology to force or thrust (rock material, esp molten magma) or (of rock material) to be thrust between solid rocks
Derived Forms
- inˈtrudingly, adverb
Other Words From
- in·truder noun
- in·truding·ly adverb
- self-in·truder noun
- unin·truded adjective
- unin·truding adjective
- unin·truding·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of intrude1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But this time he’s there strictly as a visitor, he won’t intrude on the radio microphone that will be manned by Monday and Stephen Nelson during the Series.
The court further held that the presumption could be overcome by showing that a prosecution for the conduct poses no danger of intruding on the authority and functions of the executive branch.
So is the critical question of burden of proof — whether Smith must show the case won’t intrude on executive authority by a preponderance of the evidence, for example, or beyond a reasonable doubt.
Conservative opponents of the law claim that it intrudes on the relationship between parents and their children, while LGBTQ+ activists argue that the law is necessary to protect vulnerable youths.
There were also cultural sensitivities surrounding displaced people intruding upon someone else’s land in a volatile province that is almost always dealing with tribal warfare, officials said.
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