occlude

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkluːd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

occlude (third-person singular simple present occludes, present participle occluding, simple past and past participle occluded)

1. (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.

2. (transitive) To absorb, as a gas by a metal.

Derived terms

• malocclude
• nonoccluded
• occludable
• occluded front
• occluder
• occludin
• reocclude
• re-occlude
• reoccluded
• unoccluded

Related terms

• disocclude
• disocclusion
• occlusal
• occlusion
• occlusive
• postoccluded
• preoccluded

Translations

to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc. — see also obstruct,‎ cover

• Bulgarian: закривам (bg) (zakrivam)
• Hungarian: takar (hu), kitakar (hu), eltakar (hu)

to absorb, as a gas by a metal — see also absorb

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /okˈklu.de/
• Rhymes: -ude
• Hyphenation: oc‧clù‧de

Verb

occlude

1. third-person singular present indicative of occludere

Latin

Verb

occlūde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of occlūdō