contrude /ˌkʌnˈtɹuːd/ verb6 •(rare) to crowd or push together (in senses relating to teeth)She now needed braces, as her teeth were contruded. •to cause a downward or inward curve line of the strata •(rare) to create an abnormal inward curve of any portion of the line of the dental arch •to envisage; to imagineContrude you were the king. •(rare) to motivate; to influenceNothing contrudes him to behave! •(no longer used) to thrust or crowd together; to cramWe were too tired to take the stairs and decided to contrude ourselves into the small elevator. formscontruded · contruding · contrudes