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Webster 1913 Edition

Protuberate

Pro-tu′ber-ate

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
protuberare
;
pro
forward +
tuber
a hump, protuberance. See
Tuber
.]
To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out.
S. Sharp.

Webster 1828 Edition

Protuberate

PROTU'BERATE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. protubero, supra. To swell or be prominent beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out.
If the navel protuberates, make a small puncture with a lancet through the skin.

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