# protuberate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To bulge outward, producing a rounded protuberance.
2. To cause to bulge outward.

## Etymology
From Late Latin prōtuberō.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/protuberate