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pro·tu·ber·ate    Audio Help   (prō-tōō'bə-rāt', -tyōō'-, prə-)  Pronunciation Key  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"

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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.

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