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  • 51impose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. burden (with), inflict; force (upon); levy, tax; delude, take advantage (of), palm off, foist; obtrude. See deception, compulsion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. force upon, inflict, foist, exact; see… …

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  • 52interrupt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stop, check; suspend, cut short, hinder, obstruct; butt in, interpose, break in. See hindrance, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a break in the continuity of] Syn. obstruct, discontinue …

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  • 53protrude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. jut, bulge, extend, project. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. come through, stick out, jut out, swell, point, obtrude, project, extrude, stick up, distend, pop out*. III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 54Insertion — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Forcible ingress. < N PARAG:Insertion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insertion insertion implantation introduction Sgm: N 1 insinuation insinuation &c.(intervention) 228 Sgm: N 1 planting planting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inj …

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  • 55Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …

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  • 56obtrusion — (n.) 1570s, from L. obtrusionem (nom. obtrusio), noun of action from pp. stem of obtrudere (see OBTRUDE (Cf. obtrude)) …

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  • 57obtrusive — (adj.) 1660s, from L. obtrus , pp. stem of obtrudere (see OBTRUDE (Cf. obtrude)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Obtrusively; obtrusiveness …

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  • 58unobtrusive — from UN (Cf. un ) (1) + obtrusive (see OBTRUDE (Cf. obtrude)). Related: Unobtrusively …

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  • 59intrude — I. v. n. 1. Obtrude, force one s self, thrust one s self, enter where one is not welcome, interlope. 2. Encroach, trench, infringe, trespass. II. v. a. Obtrude, force in, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in …

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  • 60impose — [c]/ɪmˈpoʊz / (say im pohz) verb (imposed, imposing) –verb (t) 1. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, etc.: to impose taxes. 2. to put or set by, or as by, authority: to impose an arbitrary meaning upon words. 3 …