intrude

intrude: intrude, obtrude, interlope, butt in are comparable when meaning to thrust oneself or something in without invitation or authorization.

Intrude both transitively and intransitively carries a strong implication of forcing someone or something in without leave, without right, or against the will of others; it often connotes rudeness, officiousness, or invasion of another's property, time, or personal privacy

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this court always had disavowed the right to intrude its judgment upon questions of policy or morals— Justice Holmes
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Sergeant Lumley, unfairly intruding his official superiority into this theological discussion— Sayers
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I stood there, feeling very abashed at intruding on all these busy people— Mannix
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Obtrude in this relation retains much of its basic notion of pushing or extending something into view; it may imply nothing beyond this fact

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I intended plain prose, but a rhyme obtruded itself and I became poetical— Cowper
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or it may suggest the impropriety and objectionableness of the act or the disagreeableness of the offense

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the first sin against style as against good manners is to obtrude or exploit personality— Quiller-Couch
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Interlope implies an interposition of oneself in a place or position which has an injurious effect on one or both of the persons or things concerned

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he regarded her new acquaintance as an interloping rival for her hand
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he dealt with the Communists as a Groton football coach with a bunch of interloping ruffians who don't know the rules of the game— Time
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Butt in implies an abrupt or offensive intrusion suggestive of the manner in which a horned animal attacks its enemy ; in this sense the term usually suggests absence of ceremony, a sense of propriety, or decent restraint

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it's a thankless job to butt in and tell a man that in your important opinion his wife is a vampire bat— Sinclair Lewis
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he left behind a big, white turkey gobbler. It would butt in when we fed the horses and was a general nuisance— Siberts
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Analogous words: *trespass, invade, encroach, entrench, infringe: inteiject, interpose, insinuate, interpolate, intercalate, introduce: interfere, intervene, interpose: *meddle, intermeddle, interfere, tamper

Antonyms: stand off

Contrasted words: withdraw, retire (see GO): retreat, *recede

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Synonyms:

Obtrude, force one's self, thrust one's self, enter where one is not welcome, interlope / Encroach, trench, infringe, trespass, Obtrude, force in, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in

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Intrude — In*trude , v. i. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See {Threat}.] To thrust one s self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intrude — In*trude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intruded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intruding}.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intrude — [in tro͞od′] vt. intruded, intruding [L intrudere < in , in + trudere, to thrust, push: see THREAT] 1. to push or force (something in or upon) 2. to force (oneself or one s thoughts) upon others without being asked or welcomed 3. Geol. to… … English World dictionary
intrude — in·trude /in trüd/ vb in·trud·ed, in·trud·ing vi 1: to enter by intrusion 2: encroach a search that intrude s on a person s privacy vt … Law dictionary
intrude — (v.) early 15c., back formation from intrusion, or else from L. intrudere to thrust in (see INTRUSION (Cf. intrusion)). Related: Intruded; intruding … Etymology dictionary
intrude — [v] trespass, interrupt barge in, bother, butt in*, chisel in*, cut in, disturb, encroach, entrench, go beyond, hold up, horn in*, infringe, insinuate, intercalate, interfere, interject, interlope, intermeddle, interpolate, interpose, introduce,… … New thesaurus
intrude — ► VERB 1) come into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited. 2) introduce into or enter with adverse effect. 3) Geology (of igneous rock) be forced or thrust into (a pre existing formation). ORIGIN Latin intrudere, from trudere… … English terms dictionary
intrude — UK [ɪnˈtruːd] / US [ɪnˈtrud] verb [intransitive] Word forms intrude : present tense I/you/we/they intrude he/she/it intrudes present participle intruding past tense intruded past participle intruded 1) to become involved in a situation in a way… … English dictionary
intrude — v. 1) (D; intr.) to intrude into 2) (D; intr.) to intrude on, upon (to intrude on smb. s privacy) * * * [ɪn truːd] upon (to intrude on smb. s privacy) (D; intr.) to intrude into (D; intr.) toon … Combinatory dictionary
intrude — in|trude [ınˈtru:d] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: intrudere, from trudere [i] to push ] 1.) to interrupt someone or become involved in their private affairs in an annoying and unwanted way ▪ Would I be intruding if I came with you? intrude … Dictionary of contemporary English

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