protuberate
/prəˈtjuːb(ə)reɪt/ /prəˈtʃuːb(ə)reɪt/verb
1 [no object] To be or become protuberant; to bulge out; to form a rounded prominence.
2 [with object] To cause to bulge out or project. rare.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Banister (1532/3–?1610), surgeon. From post-classical Latin protuberat-, past participial stem of protuberare. Compare protuberated, protuberating.
- unproduceably
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