occlude
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
occlude (third-person singular simple present occludes, present participle occluding, simple past and past participle occluded)
- (transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
- 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 301:
- His reflection is occluded by the mist on the mirror.
- (transitive) To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to absorb, as a gas by a metal — See also translations at absorb
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
occlude
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
occlūde
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