Home › Words › P › protuberateprotuberateprotuberate means to bulge outward, producing a rounded protuberance.EtymologyFrom Late Latin prōtuberō.verbTo bulge outward, producing a rounded protuberance.To cause to bulge outward.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.protuberant 86% match — Swelling or bulging outward. vs protuberate →protuberance 81% match — A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes. vs protuberate →protuberantial 80% match — Relating to a protuberance. vs protuberate →protuberation 79% match — protuberance vs protuberate →protuberancy 78% match — The quality or state of being protuberant. vs protuberate →protrusile 74% match — Capable of being protruded. vs protuberate →bulge 74% match — An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure. vs protuberate →outpushing 73% match — A part that pushes outward; a protuberance. vs protuberate →