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de⋅trude

[di-trood]
–verb (used with object), -trud⋅ed, -trud⋅ing.
1. to thrust out or away.
2. to thrust or force down.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L dētrūdere to thrust down, drive away, equiv. to dē- de- + trūdere to thrust, drive, force
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