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| in·trude [ in trd ] (past and past participle in·trud·ed, present participle in·trud·ing, 3rd person present singular in·trudes) |
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1. intransitive verb invade somebody's privacy: to disturb somebody's peace or privacy by going or being somewhere uninvited
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2. intransitive verb have unwelcome effect: to be an unwelcome presence in, or make an unwelcome entry into, something
 The noise of large machinery intruded on the quiet afternoon.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb geology move into rock formation: to move in a molten state into a preexisting rock formation, or force molten rock into a preexisting rock formation
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| [15th century. Partly < Latin intrudere "thrust in" < trudere "to thrust"; partly <intrusion] |
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