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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. enter uninvited;
- Example: "They intruded on our dinner party"
- Example: "She irrupted into our sitting room"
[syn: intrude, irrupt]

2. enter unlawfully on someone's property;
- Example: "Don't trespass on my land!"
[syn: trespass, intrude]

3. search or inquire in a meddlesome way;
- Example: "This guy is always nosing around the office"
[syn: intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke]

4. thrust oneself in as if by force;
- Example: "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
[syn: intrude, obtrude]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intrude \In*trude"\, v. i. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See Threat.] To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another. [1913 Webster] Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intrude \In*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intruding.] [1913 Webster] 1. To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks. Syn: To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See Obtrude. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intrude v 1: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: intrude, irrupt] 2: enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!" [syn: trespass, intrude] 3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke] 4: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" [syn: intrude, obtrude]