Definition of Protuberate

1. Verb. Cause to bulge out or project.

Derivative terms: Protuberance, Protuberant

2. Verb. Form a rounded prominence. "The starved child's belly protuberated"
Generic synonyms: Bag, Bulge
Derivative terms: Protuberance, Protuberant

Definition of Protuberate

1. v. i. To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Protuberate

protrude
protruded
protrudes
protruding
protrusible
protrusile
protrusion
protrusions
protrusive
protrusively
protrusiveness
protuberance
protuberances
protuberant
protuberantly
protuberate (current term)
Protura
proturan
protyl
protyle
protyles
protyls
proud
prouder
proudest
proudful
proudhearted
Proudhon
proudish
proudly

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