occult
To cover or hide from viewTo cover or hide from view.
» Tom has studied the occult sciences.
Tom hat die geheimen Wissenschaften studiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(transitive)To cover or hide from view.
The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
скрыва́тьskryvátʹ, заслоня́тьzaslonjátʹ
hide from view
(rare, transitive)To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.
Examples
7 sentencesTom has studied the occult sciences.
deTom hat die geheimen Wissenschaften studiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Yanni is interested in occult knowledge.
James visited the occult bookstore.
He has occult powers!
She has occult powers!
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).
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Forms
occults, occulting, occulted, occultedSynonyms
1 synonyms- cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention:eclipse
Word family
1 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.