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Detrude vs Retrude - What's the difference?

detrude | retrude |

As verbs the difference between detrude and retrude

is that detrude is to push downwards with force while retrude is to thrust back.

detrude

English

Verb

(detrud)
  • (obsolete) To push downwards with force
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    retrude

    English

    Verb

    (retrud)
  • To thrust back.
  • (Webster 1913) ----