pro·tu·ber·ate (prō-to͞o′bə-rāt′, -tyo͞o′-, prə-) intr.v. pro·tu·ber·at·ed ,
pro·tu·ber·at·ing ,
pro·tu·ber·ates To swell or bulge.
[Late Latin
prōtūberāre , prōtūberāt- : Latin
prō- ,
forth ; see
pro- 1 + Latin
tūber ,
a swelling ; see
teuə- in
Indo-European roots .]
pro·tu′ber·a′tion n.
protuberate (prəˈtjuːbəˌreɪt ) vb (intr ) rare to swell out or project from the surrounding surface; bulge out
protuberate Past participle: protuberatedGerund: protuberatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative protuberate protuberate
Present I protuberate you protuberate he/she/it protuberates we protuberate you protuberate they protuberate
Preterite I protuberated you protuberated he/she/it protuberated we protuberated you protuberated they protuberated
Present Continuous I am protuberating you are protuberating he/she/it is protuberating we are protuberating you are protuberating they are protuberating
Present Perfect I have protuberated you have protuberated he/she/it has protuberated we have protuberated you have protuberated they have protuberated
Past Continuous I was protuberating you were protuberating he/she/it was protuberating we were protuberating you were protuberating they were protuberating
Past Perfect I had protuberated you had protuberated he/she/it had protuberated we had protuberated you had protuberated they had protuberated
Future I will protuberate you will protuberate he/she/it will protuberate we will protuberate you will protuberate they will protuberate
Future Perfect I will have protuberated you will have protuberated he/she/it will have protuberated we will have protuberated you will have protuberated they will have protuberated
Future Continuous I will be protuberating you will be protuberating he/she/it will be protuberating we will be protuberating you will be protuberating they will be protuberating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been protuberating you have been protuberating he/she/it has been protuberating we have been protuberating you have been protuberating they have been protuberating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been protuberating you will have been protuberating he/she/it will have been protuberating we will have been protuberating you will have been protuberating they will have been protuberating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been protuberating you had been protuberating he/she/it had been protuberating we had been protuberating you had been protuberating they had been protuberating
Conditional I would protuberate you would protuberate he/she/it would protuberate we would protuberate you would protuberate they would protuberate
Past Conditional I would have protuberated you would have protuberated he/she/it would have protuberated we would have protuberated you would have protuberated they would have protuberated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. protuberate - cause to bulge out or projectprotuberate - 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 verb To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:
bag ,
balloon ,
beetle ,
belly ,
bulge ,
jut ,
overhang ,
pouch ,
project ,
protrude ,
stand out ,
stick out .