protrude

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /pɹəˈtɹud/ UK /pɹəˈtɹuːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #96325

Meanings

1

verb
To stick out beyond a surface or edge.

A single nail protruded from the old wooden plank.
2

verb
To push or cause something to stick out.

The turtle protruded its head from its shell to look around.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to stick out beyond a... jut stick out

Word family

Forms protrudableprotrudedprotrudesprotruding

Derived forms nonprotrudingprotrudableprotruderprotrudinunprotrudedunprotruding

Related forms protuberanceprotuberancyprotuberantprotuberantialprotuberantlyprotuberate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to push or thrust forwards; to protrude”), from prō- (“prefix denoting a forward direction or movement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”)) + trūdō (“to push, shove, thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push, thrust”)).

*pro- Proto-Indo-European prōtrūdere Latin *trewd- Proto-Indo-European

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# protrude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /pɹəˈtɹud/
**IPA (UK):** /pɹəˈtɹuːd/
**Frequency rank:** 96325

## Meanings
1. To stick out beyond a surface or edge.
2. To push or cause something to stick out.

## Examples
- A single nail protruded from the old wooden plank.
- The turtle protruded its head from its shell to look around.

## Derived Forms
- nonprotruding
- protrudable
- protruder
- protrudin
- unprotruded
- unprotruding

## Related Forms
- protuberance
- protuberancy
- protuberant
- protuberantial
- protuberantly
- protuberate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pro-
- Root: prōtrūdere
- Root: *trewd-

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to push or thrust forwards; to protrude”), from prō- (“prefix denoting a forward direction or movement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”)) + trūdō (“to push, shove, thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push, thrust”)).

## AI Etymology
Protrude is a learned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to push or thrust forwards; to protrude”), from prō- (“prefix denoting a forward direction or movement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”)) + trūdō (“to push, shove, thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push, thrust”)). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *pro- (Proto-Indo-European), prōtrūdere (Latin), and *trewd- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to stick out beyond a surface or edge and to push or cause something to stick out. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonprotruding, protrudable, protruder, protrudin, and unprotruded; related words such as protuberance, protuberancy, protuberant, and protuberantial.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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