"protuberate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: protuberates [present, singular, third-person], protuberating [participle, present], protuberated [participle, past], protuberated [past]
Etymology: From Late Latin prōtuberō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tewh₂-}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} protuberate (third-person singular simple present protuberates, present participle protuberating, simple past and past participle protuberated)
  1. (intransitive) To bulge outward, producing a rounded protuberance. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-protuberate-en-verb-36YAPoiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
  2. (transitive, rare) To cause to bulge outward. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-protuberate-en-verb-LTe1ibgZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: protuberant

Inflected forms

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