English Explanatory Dictionary

contrude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to crowd or push together (in senses relating to teeth)
  2. to create an abnormal inward curve of any portion of the line of the dental arch
  3. to cause a downward or inward curve line of the strata
  4. to motivate; to influence
  5. to envisage; to imagine
  6. to thrust or crowd together; to cram

Pronunciation

/ˌkʌnˈtɹuːd/

Word forms

contrude contrudes contruding contruded

Etymology

From Latin contrudo.

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