Etymology

intrude

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Today it means: To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass. Full definition →

Latin intrudere
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  1. Latin · derived fromintrudere
  2. English todayintrude

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

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