Definition of occlude Occlude
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We found 7 definitions of occlude from 6 different sources.
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| occlude - block passage through; "obstruct the path" | ||
| obstruct, obturate, impede, jam, block, close up | ||
| disengage, free become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" | ||
| impede, hinder be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | ||
| block off, blockade impose a blockade on | ||
| barricado, barricade block off with barricades | ||
| barricade block off with barricades | ||
| asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, choke smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" | ||
| tie up finish the last row | ||
| dam, dam up obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" | ||
| block out, screen plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general | ||
| earth up, land up block with earth, as after a landslide | ||
| block up, barricade, block off, bar, blockade, stop, block block off with barricades | ||
| clog up, congest, choke off, back up, clog, foul, choke suppress; "He choked down his rage" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- occlude (v. t.)
To shut up; to close. - occlude (v. t.)
To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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occlude
To render passage impossible by physical obstruction.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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occlude
o-klōōd′, v.t. to absorb, as a gas by a metal.—adj. Occlu′dent, serving to close.—n. Occlu′sion, a closing of an opening, passage, or cavity: the act of occluding or absorbing.—adj. Occlu′sive, serving to close.—n. Occlu′sor, that which closes, esp. an organ for closing an opening in a body. [L. occludĕre,—ob, before, claudĕre, to shut.]
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🔤- occlude, verb, present, 1st person singular of occlude (infinitive).
- occlude, verb (infinitive).
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