Obtrude \Ob*trude"\, v. i. To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.

Syn: To Obtrude, Intrude.

Usage: To intrude is to thrust one's self into a place, society, etc., without right, or uninvited; to obtrude is to force one's self, remarks, opinions, etc., into society or upon persons with whom one has no such intimacy as to justify such boldness.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Obtrude \Ob*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtruded, p. pr. & vb. n. Obtruding.]

[L. obtrudere, obtrusum; ob (see Ob-) + trudere to thrust. See Threat.]

1. To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.

The objects of our senses obtrude their particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no. --Lock.

2. To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will. --Milton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)