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Word: Intrude
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘usurp an office or right’; originally as entrude): from Latin intrudere, from in- ‘into’ + trudere ‘to thrust’
ɪnˈtruːd
put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited
Short Definition:put oneself somewhere where one is unwelcome
Examples:- he had no right to intrude into their lives
- she felt awkward at intruding on private grief
(of igneous rock) be forced or thrust into (an existing formation)
Short Definition:(of igneous rock) be forced into pre-existing formation
Examples:- the granite may have intruded these rock layers
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