protuberate

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protuberate

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From Late Latin prōtuberō.

verb protuberates · protuberating · protuberated

  1. intransitive To bulge outward, producing a rounded protuberance. With respect to measurement, it would be advisable to take the circumference of the foot by placing the beginning of an inch tape measure a little beyond the great toenail, as the second toe is naturally the longest, passing the measure round the protuberating part of the heel, and bringing it up to
  2. rare, transitive To cause to bulge outward.

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@misc{protuberate_2026,
  title = {protuberate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/protuberate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}