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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 meaning of DETRUDE is to thrust or force down, out, or away.
de•trude (di tro̅o̅d′), v.t., -trud•ed, -trud•ing. 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. (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.
Detrude definition: to thrust out or away.. See examples of DETRUDE used in a sentence.
