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Meaning of 'intrude' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intrude [ v. i.]
- 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.
2 . Intrude [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To enter by force; to invade.
- The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.

Meaning of 'intrude' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intrude [ v]
Meaning (1):
- enter unlawfully on someone's property
Example in sentence:
  • Don't trespass on my land!
Meaning (2):
- enter uninvited
Example in sentence:
  • She irrupted into our sitting room;
  • They intruded on our dinner party
Meaning (3):
- thrust oneself in as if by force
Example in sentence:
  • The colors don't intrude on the viewer
Meaning (4):
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way
Example in sentence:
  • This guy is always nosing around the office

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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