- (v.t.) To enter by force; to invade.
- (v.t.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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