Extrude
/ɪkˈstruːd/noun
To force or push something out, especially through a narrow opening.
Did you know?Extrude comes from Latin extrudere, built from ex- (“out”) + trudere (“to thrust”), the same hard-driving root behind words of pushing and pressure.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
extrudere
“to thrust out, drive out”
Classical Latin
Latin
ex- + trudere
“out + to thrust”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*treud-
“to press, push, or thrust”
16th Century
English
extrude
“to thrust out or force outward”
Modern English
English
extrude
“to force material out through an opening or die”