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Obtruded

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Obtrude \Ob*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtruded}, p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Obtruding}.] [L. obtrudere, obtrusum; ob (see {Ob-})
   + trudere to thrust. See {Threat}.]
   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.
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