in·trude

[in-trood] verb, in·trud·ed, in·trud·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
2.
Geology. to thrust or force into.
3.
to install (a cleric) in a church contrary to the wishes of its members.
verb (used without object)
4.
to thrust oneself without permission or welcome: to intrude upon their privacy.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin intrūdere to push in, equivalent to in- in-2 + trūdere to push

Related forms
in·trud·er, noun
in·trud·ing·ly, adverb
self-in·trud·er, noun
un·in·trud·ed, adjective
un·in·trud·ing, adjective
un·in·trud·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
4. interfere, interlope. See trespass.
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intrude (ɪnˈtruːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb (often foll by into, on, or upon)
1.  to put forward or interpose (oneself, one's views, something) abruptly or without invitation
2.  geology to force or thrust (rock material, esp molten magma) or (of rock material) to be thrust between solid rocks
 
[C16: from Latin intrūdere to thrust in, from in-² + trūdere to thrust]
 
in'trudingly
 
—adv

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Example sentences
Insects that intrude on wild tobacco elicit the smell of distress.
It permits prejudice to intrude on logical conclusions.
Even so, the fragile security situation of the country and its precarious economy have managed to intrude on the celebrations.
But eventually the complexities of the human world would intrude.
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