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Obtrude
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.
Synonyms: 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.