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OBTRUDE UPON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obtrude upon mean?
• OBTRUDE UPON (verb)
The verb OBTRUDE UPON has 1 sense:
1. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
Familiarity information: OBTRUDE UPON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
encroach upon; intrude on; invade; obtrude upon
Context example:
The neighbors intrude on your privacy
Hypernyms (to "obtrude upon" is one way to...):
come in; enter; get in; get into; go in; go into; move into (to come or go into)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "obtrude upon"):
foray into; raid (enter someone else's territory and take spoils)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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