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There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb detrude. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
detrude. To force down or thrust away or out.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
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The definition of detrude in the dictionary is to force down or thrust away or out.
The meaning of DETRUDE is to thrust or force down, out, or away.
to thrust out or away. to thrust or force down. Latin dētrūdere to thrust down, drive away, equivalent. to dē- de - + trūdere to thrust, drive, force. late Middle English 1425–75. 'detrude' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): detrusion.
detrude. (v.) "to thrust or force down," 1540s, from Latin detrudere, from de "down" (see de-) + trudere "to thrust," "to thrust, push," from PIE *treud- "to press, push, squeeze" (see threat). Related: Detruded; detruding; detrusion. also from 1540s.
