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occlude
[ uh-klood ]
verb (used with object)
, oc·clud·ed, oc·clud·ing.
- to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- to shut in, out, or off.
- Physical Chemistry. (of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreign substances), as by absorption or adsorption.
verb (used without object)
, oc·clud·ed, oc·clud·ing.
- Dentistry. to shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fitting together.
- Meteorology. to form an occluded front.
occlude
/ əˈkluːd /
verb
- tr to block or stop up (a passage or opening); obstruct
- tr to prevent the passage of
- tr chem (of a solid) to incorporate (a substance) by absorption or adsorption
- meteorol to form or cause to form an occluded front
- dentistry to produce or cause to produce occlusion, as in chewing
occlude
/ ə-klo̅o̅d′ /
- To force air upward from the Earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
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Derived Forms
- ocˈcludent, adjective
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Other Words From
- oc·cludent adjective
- unoc·cluded adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of occlude1
C16: from Latin occlūdere, from ob- (intensive) + claudere to close
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Example Sentences
When the nitration is completed, screw up the clamps and so occlude the two pieces of pressure tubing.
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The presence of old splits is often indicated by a ridge of callous, the result of the cambium's effort to occlude the wound.
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In finely divided form it has the ability to absorb or occlude gases, especially oxygen and hydrogen.
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The watchmen in buildings nearby had been warned off for the time being so that their footsteps wouldn't occlude any results.
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These pigmented hyaline masses probably occlude the vessels, and hence cause gangrene.
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