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intrude

int·rude

UK/ɪnˈtɹuːd/ US/ˌɪˈntrud/ fairly common

verb

1.

enter uninvited

  • “They intruded on our dinner party”
  • “She irrupted into our sitting room”
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2.

enter unlawfully on someone''s property

  • “Don”
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3.

thrust oneself in as if by force

  • “The colors don”
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Origin

From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

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