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in·trude

[in-trood] verb, -trud·ed, -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.

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Intrude is always a great word to know.
So is infiltration. Does it mean:
seepage of water into soil or rock
thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin intrūdere to push in, equivalent to in- in-2 + trūdere to push

in·trud·er, noun
in·trud·ing·ly, adverb
self-in·trud·er, noun
un·in·trud·ed, adjective
un·in·trud·ing, adjective
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un·in·trud·ing·ly, adverb
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4. interfere, interlope. See trespass.

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  • She did not in any manner whatsoever interfere with the work of my office or intrude upon our matter.
  • Furthermore, in the real world, politics often intrude on the labor market.
  • Politics, he said, should not intrude into university life.
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intrude (ɪnˈtruːd)
 
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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