detrude

transitive verb

de·​trude

də‧ˈtrüd,

dē‧ˈ-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to thrust or force down, out, or away

Word History

Etymology

Latin detrudere, from de from, down, away + trudere to thrust, push

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