intrude

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: in=trude

CIDE DICTIONARY

intrude, 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."  [1913 Webster]
"Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them."  [1913 Webster]

intrude, v. t. 

•  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]
•  To enter by force; to invade.  [1913 Webster]

  "Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud?"  [1913 Webster]
•  The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.

Syn. -- To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See Obtrude.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

intrude, v. (foll. by on, upon, into)
1 intr. come uninvited or unwanted; force oneself abruptly on others.
2 tr. thrust or force (something unwelcome) on a person.

Derivative

intrudingly adv.

Etymology

L intrudere intrus- (as IN-(2), trudere thrust)

THESAURUS

intrude

admit, advance upon, barge in, be admitted, blow it, bother, break bounds, break in, break in upon, breeze in, burst in, bust in, butt in, charge in, come barging in, come between, come breezing in, come busting in, come in, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in, cross the threshold, crowd in, cut in, disturb, drag in, drop in, edge in, elbow in, encroach, enter, entrench, foist in, fudge in, gain admittance, get in, go in, go into, go off half-cocked, go too far, have an entree, have an in, hop in, horn in, impinge, implant in, impose, impose on, impose upon, infiltrate, infringe, inject in, insert, insert in, insinuate, insinuate in, intercalate, interfere, interjaculate, interject, interlope, intermeddle, interpolate, interpose, interrupt, intervene, introduce, introduce in, invade, irrupt, jam in, jump in, know no bounds, look in, lug in, make an inroad, meddle, muscle, obtrude, overstep, overstep the bounds, pack in, pester, pop in, press in, presume, push in, put between, put in, put on, put upon, run in, rush in, sandwich, set foot in, slink in, slip in, smash in, smuggle in, sneak in, speak inopportunely, speak too late, squeeze in, steal in, step in, storm in, take in, throng in, throw in, thrust in, transgress, trench, trespass, usurp, visit, wedge in, work in, worm in

ROGET THESAURUS

intrude

Irrelation

VB have no relation to, have no bearing upon, have no concern with, have no business with, not concern, have no business there, have nothing to do with, intrude, bring in head and shoulders, drag in head and shoulders, lug in head and shoulders.

Disagreement

VB disagree, clash, jar, interfere, intrude, come amiss, not concern, mismatch, humano capiti cervicem jungere equinam.

Untimeliness

VB be ill timed, mistime, intrude, come amiss, break in upon, have other fish to fry, be busy, be occupied, lose an opportunity, throw away an opportunity, waste an opportunity, neglect an opportunity, allow the opportunity to pass, suffer the opportunity to pass, allow the opportunity to slip, suffer the opportunity to slip, allow the opportunity to go by, suffer the opportunity to go by, allow the opportunity to escape, suffer the opportunity to escape, allow the opportunity to lapse, suffer the opportunity to lapse, allow the occasion to pass, allow the occasion to slip by, waste time, let slip through the fingers, lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.

Interposition

VB lie between, come between, get between, intervene, slide in, interpenetrate, permeate, put between, introduce, import, throw in, wedge in, edge in, jam in, worm in, foist in, run in, plow in, work in, interpose, interject, intercalate, interpolate, interline, interleave, intersperse, interweave, interlard, interdigitate, sandwich in, fit in, squeeze in, let in, dovetail, splice, mortise, insinuate, smuggle, infiltrate, ingrain, interfere, put in an oar, thrust one's nose in, intrude, obtrude, have a finger in the pie, introduce the thin end of the wedge, thrust in.

Ingress

VB have the entree, enter, go into, go in, come into, come in, pour into, pour in, flow into, flow in, creep into, creep in, slip into, slip in, pop into, pop in, break into, break in, burst into, burst in, set foot on, ingress, burst in upon, break in upon, invade, intrude, insinuate itself, interpenetrate, penetrate, infiltrate, find one's way into, wriggle into, worm oneself into, give entrance to, insert.