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contrude

con·trude/ˌkʌnˈtɹuːd/verb

contrude is a verb meaning “to crowd or push together (in senses relating to teeth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-O-N-T-R-U-D-E and has 2 syllables (con·trude).

What does contrude mean?

verb

  1. 1

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

    She now needed braces, as her teeth were contruded.

  2. 2

    rareto create an abnormal inward curve of any portion of the line of the dental arch

  3. 3

    to cause a downward or inward curve line of the strata

  4. 4

    rareto motivate; to influence

    Nothing contrudes him to behave!

  5. 5

    to envisage; to imagine

    Contrude you were the king.

  6. 6

    obsoleteto thrust or crowd together; to cram

    We were too tired to take the stairs and decided to contrude ourselves into the small elevator.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce contrude?

  • /ˌkʌnˈtɹuːd/

Contrude has 2 syllables, split con·trude in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of contrude

  • contrudes present, singular, he/she/it
  • contruding participle, present
  • contruded participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Where does contrude come from?

From Latin contrudo.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).