INTRUDE

intrude, obtrude

(verb) thrust oneself in as if by force; “The colors don’t intrude on the viewer”

intrude, irrupt

(verb) enter uninvited; “They intruded on our dinner party”; “She irrupted into our sitting room”

intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke

(verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way; “This guy is always nosing around the office”

trespass, intrude

(verb) enter unlawfully on someone’s property; “Don’t trespass on my land!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

intrude (third-person singular simple present intrudes, present participle intruding, simple past and past participle intruded)

(intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

• I. Watts

(transitive) To force in.

Anagrams

• turdine, untired, untride, untried

Source: Wiktionary

In*trude", v. i. Etym: [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See Threat.]

Definition: To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another. Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced. Shak. Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. I. Watts.

In*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intruding.]

1. To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another.

2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.] Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud Shak.

3. (Geol.)

Definition: The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.

Syn.

– To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See Obtrude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition