Origin: Latin
suffix -ude
Intrude has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
enter uninvited
"They intruded on our dinner party"
"She irrupted into our sitting room"
2
enter unlawfully on someone's property
"Don't trespass on my land!"
3
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
"This guy is always nosing around the office"
4
thrust oneself in as if by force
"The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
5
To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
Example Sentences
"They intruded on our dinner party"
verb
"She irrupted into our sitting room"
verb
"Don't trespass on my land!"
verb
"This guy is always nosing around the office"
verb
"The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
verb
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