Definitions for occludeəˈklud
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•cludeəˈklud(v.)-clud•ed, -clud•ing.
(v.t.)to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.); block.
to shut in, out, or off.
(of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other substances), as by absorption or adsorption.
Category: Chemistry
(v.i.)to become occluded.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(of a tooth) to make contact with the surface of an opposing tooth when the jaws are closed.
Category: Dentistry
to form an occluded front.
Category: Meteorology
Origin of occlude:
1590–1600; < L occlūdere to close up
oc•clud′ent(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up(verb)
block passage through
"obstruct the path"
Wiktionary
occlude(Verb)
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block an opening.
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