protrude
2 antonyms for protrude — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To make something stick out beyond a surface or edge.
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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 *trew...
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