occlude
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise blockTo obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
» Construction scaffolding will temporarily occlude the view from your balcony.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
(transitive)To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
- block passage through
Examples
4 sentencesConstruction scaffolding will temporarily occlude the view from your balcony.
Heavy clouds began to occlude the sun, and the temperature dropped quickly.
Dentists check how your upper and lower teeth occlude when you bite down.
A shifting mass of black tendrils rose from the crater to occlude the stars, as if the sky itself were being erased.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).
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Forms
occludes, occluding, occluded, occludedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle