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Protuberate

Protuberate Meaning & Definition
Protuberate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Protuberate?

[v] form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated"
[v] cause to bulge out or project

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See Also | bag | bulge

Protuberate In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*tu"ber*ate\, 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.

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