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;
Thy wit wants edge
And manners, to intrude where I am graced. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. (Geol.) Same as Intrusive. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
They were all strangers and intruders. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female intruder. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To inclose as in a trunk; to incase. [ R. ] Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. intrusion. See Intrude. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Why this intrusion?
Were not my orders that I should be private? Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to intrusion. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome. [ 1913 Webster ]
Intrusive rocks (Geol.),
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