pro·tu·ber·ate  (prō-tōō'bə-rāt', -tyōō'-, prə-)  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. |