pro·tu·ber·ate
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Audio Help [proh-too-buh-reyt, -tyoo-, pruh-] Pronunciation Key –verb (used without object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
| to bulge out, forming a rounded projection. |
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protuberate
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| pro·tu·ber·ate
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intr.v. pro·tu·ber·at·ed, pro·tu·ber·at·ing, pro·tu·ber·ates To swell or bulge. [Late Latin prōtūberāre, prōtūberāt- : Latin prō-, forth; see pro-1 + Latin tūber, a swelling; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.] pro·tu'ber·a'tion n. |
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| protuberate | |
verb | |
| 1. | cause to bulge out or project |
| 2. | form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Protuberate
Pro*tu"ber*ant\, a. [L. protuberans, -antis, p. pr. of protuberare. See Protuberate.] Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye. -- Pro*tu"ber*ant*ly, adv.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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