Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrude

/ˌkʌnˈtɹuːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-trude
IPA
/ˌkʌnˈtɹuːd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to crowd or push together (in senses relating to teeth)

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

to crowd or push together (in senses relating to teeth)

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

to cause a downward or inward curve line of the strata

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

to motivate; to influence

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

to envisage; to imagine

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

to thrust or crowd together; to cram

Intransitive verb; Obsolete; Transitive verb

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Etymology

From Latin contrudo.

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Questions

How do you pronounce contrude?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkʌnˈtɹuːd/.
What does contrude mean?
to crowd or push together (in senses relating to teeth)
Where does contrude come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce contrude

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