intrude

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in·trude / inˈtroōd/ • v. 1. [intr.] put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited: he had no right to intrude into their lives she felt awkward at intruding on private grief. ∎  enter with disruptive or adverse effect: politics quickly intrude into the booklet. ∎  [tr.] introduce into a situation with disruptive or adverse effect: to intrude political criteria into military decisions risks reducing efficiency.2. [tr.] Geol. (of igneous rock) be forced or thrust into (a preexisting formation): the granite may have intruded these rock layers. ∎  (usu. be intruded) force or thrust (igneous rock) into a preexisting formation.

intrusion

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in·tru·sion / inˈtroōzhən/ • n. 1. the action of intruding: he was furious about this intrusion into his private life | unacceptable intrusions of privacy. ∎  a thing that intrudes: they oppose the excavations as an intrusion on their heritage.2. Geol. the action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface. ∎  a body of igneous rock that has intruded the surrounding strata.

intrusion

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intrusion In geology, process in which rock material is forced or flows into spaces among other rocks to form intrusive rocks. An igneous intrusion, sometimes called a pluton, consists of magma that never reached the Earth's surface but filled cracks and faults, then cooled and hardened.

intruder

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in·trud·er / inˈtroōdər/ • n. a person who intrudes, esp. into a building with criminal intent.

intrude

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intrude XVI. — L. intrūdere, f. IN-1 + trūdere thrust.
So intrusion (leg.) thrusting oneself into an estate or benefice XIV; uninvited entrance or appearance XVI. — (O)F. or medL.

Intrusion

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Intrusion

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intrusion

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intrusion See INTRUSIVE.