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protuberate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb protuberate has 2 senses
- protuberate(v = verb.stative) Array - cause to bulge out or project; Array Derived forms noun protuberance1, adjective protuberant1
- protuberate(v = verb.stative) Array - form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated" is one way to bag, bulge
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived forms noun protuberance2, adjective protuberant1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
protuberate, v. i. [L. protuberare; pro forward + tuber a hump, protuberance. See Tuber.].
To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. S. Sharp. [1913 Webster]
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