intrude


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
intrude/ɪnˈtruːd/
verb
  • 1 come into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited.

    ■ introduce into or enter with adverse effect.

  • 2 Geology (of igneous rock) be forced or thrust into (a pre-existing formation).
– origin C16 (orig. as entrude): from L. intrudere, from in- ‘into’ + trudere ‘to thrust’.
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