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OBTRUDE UPON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
Example:
The neighbors intrude on your privacy
Synonyms:
encroach upon; intrude on; invade; obtrude upon
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "obtrude upon" is one way to...):
come in; enter; get in; get into; go in; go into; move into (to come or go into)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "obtrude upon"):
foray into; raid (enter someone else's territory and take spoils)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
