occlude
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈkluːd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
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.
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Translations
to absorb, as a gas by a metal — see also absorb
Italian
Pronunciation
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occlude
Latin
Verb
occlūde