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View synonyms for detrude

detrude

[ dih-trood ]

verb (used with object)

, de·trud·ed, de·trud·ing.
  1. to thrust out or away.
  2. to thrust or force down.

detrude

/ dɪˈtruːd; dɪˈtruːʒən /

verb

  1. tr to force down or thrust away or out
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Derived Forms

  • detrusion, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detrude1

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dētrūdere to thrust down, drive away, equivalent to dē- de- + trūdere to thrust, drive, force
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detrude1

C16: from Latin dētrūdere to push away, from de- + trūdere to thrust

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