'Intrude' definitions:

Definition of 'intrude'

(from WordNet)
verb
Enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: intrude, irrupt]
verb
Enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!" [syn: trespass, intrude]
verb
Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" [syn: intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke]
verb
Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" [syn: intrude, obtrude]

Definition of 'Intrude'

From: GCIDE
  • Intrude \In*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intruding.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Geol.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the crevices of rocks.
  • Syn: To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See Obtrude. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Intrude'

From: GCIDE
  • Intrude \In*trude"\, v. i. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See Threat.] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Thy wit wants edge And manners, to intrude where I am graced. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'intrude'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Intrude'