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intrude
(/I/n'tr/u/d )

verb (v)

  • enter uninvited(verb.motion)
    Example:
    They intruded on our dinner party.
    Synonym:
    irrupt
    source: wordnet30
  • enter unlawfully on someone's property(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    trespass
    source: wordnet30
  • search or inquire in a meddlesome way(verb.perception)
    Synonym:
    horn in, nose, poke, pry
    source: wordnet30
  • thrust oneself in as if by force(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The colors don't intrude on the viewer.
    Synonym:
    obtrude
    source: wordnet30
  • To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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