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protuberate
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pro·tu·ber·ate  (pr-tb-rt, -ty-, pr-)
intr.v. pro·tu·ber·at·ed, pro·tu·ber·at·ing, pro·tu·ber·ates
To swell or bulge.
[Late Latin prtberre, prtbert- : Latin pr-, forth; see pro-1 + Latin tber, a swelling; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]
pro·tuber·ation n.
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Verb1.protuberate - cause to bulge out or project
protuberate - form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated"
2.protuberate - form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated"
bulge, bag - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
protuberate - cause to bulge out or project
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