Associations to the word «Obtrude»

Wiktionary

OBTRUDE, verb. (transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area. [from 16th c.]
OBTRUDE, verb. (intransitive) To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into). [from 16th c.]
OBTRUDE, verb. (reflexive) To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

OBTRUDE, verb. Push to thrust outward.
OBTRUDE, verb. Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.