occult
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin occultō (“hide, keep secret”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
occult (third-person singular simple present occults, present participle occulting, simple past and past participle occulted)
- (transitive, astronomy) To cover or hide from view.
- The earth occults the moon during a lunar eclipse.
- (transitive, rare) To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.
Translations [edit]
to cover
Adjective [edit]
occult (comparative more occult, superlative most occult)
- (medicine) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected
- occult blood loss; occult cancer
- Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.
- Esoteric.
Translations [edit]
secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected
related to the occult
Noun [edit]
occult (uncountable)
- (usually with the) Supernatural affairs.
Translations [edit]
supernatural affairs
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