Abstrude

/əbˈstruːd/ verb

Definition

to thrust away or push out; to drive or force away; a rare variant of extrude or expel.

Etymology

From Latin abstrudere 'to thrust away,' from ab- (away) + trudere (to thrust). An archaic or very rare English formation.

Kelly Says

This word is so rare that even major dictionaries sometimes don't include it, yet it follows perfectly logical Latin-based word formation rules—if 'extrude' (to push out) exists, 'abstrude' (to thrust away) should logically exist too, even if almost no one uses it.

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