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protuberate
[proh-too-buh-reyt, -tyoo-, pruh-]
verb (used without object)
protuberated, protuberating
to bulge out, forming a rounded projection.
protuberate
/ əˈːəˌɪ /
verb
rare(intr) to swell out or project from the surrounding surface; bulge out
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of protuberate1
1570–80; < Late Latin ōūٳܲ, past participle of ōū. See protuberant, -ate 1
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The panier with which it pleases the ladies of the period to protuberate their persons was of Chinese origin.
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He stood over her, his shirt, open at the neck, protuberating over his stomach, his short thick legs swaying.
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