occlude

Occlude is defined as to hide, block or close.

(verb)

  1. An example of occlude is hiding a gift for someone behind your back.
  2. An example of occlude is shutting a window to keep a bee outside.

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See occlude in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb occluded, occluding

  1. to close, shut, or block (a passage)
  2. to prevent the passage of; shut in or out
  3. to conceal, hide, or obscure
  4. Chem. to retain or absorb (a gas, liquid, or solid)

Origin: L occludere < ob- (see ob-) + claudere, to close

intransitive verb

Dentistry to meet with the cusps fitting close together: said of the upper and lower teeth

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See occlude in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb oc·clud·ed, oc·clud·ing, oc·cludes
verb, transitive
  1. To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.
  2. To prevent the passage of: occlude light; occlude the flow of blood.
  3. Chemistry To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance).
  4. Meteorology To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
  5. Dentistry To bring together (the upper and lower teeth) in proper alignment for chewing.
verb, intransitive
Dentistry
To close so that the cusps fit together. Used of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws.

Origin:

Origin: Latin occlūdere

Origin: : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob-

Origin: + claudere, to close

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Related Forms:

  • oc·cludˈent adjective

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