verb
- to thrust down or out; to push or force downward or away
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The geologist explained how tectonic forces detrude rock layers downward into the mantle.
- He was detruded from his position of authority after the scandal.
- The mechanism is designed to detrude excess material from the chamber.
- Water pressure can detrude sediment from the riverbed.
- The valve detruded the gas mixture into the atmosphere.