intrude

Definition

To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

Etymology

From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

Example Sentences

• "to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another"
• "Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them."

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