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- Dictionaryocclude/əˈkluːd/
verb
- 1. stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage): "thick make-up can occlude the pores"
- 2. hide or obscure from prominence or view: "voices are completely occluded from participating in the debate"
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verb [ T ] medical, science formal or specialized uk / əˈkluːd / us / əˈkluːd / Add to word list. to block something: Veins can get occluded by blood clots. Synonyms. block. jam. obstruct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Preventing and impeding. anti-drug. anti-jamming. avoidable. avoidably. fireproof. flameproof. frustration.
How to use occlude in a sentence. to close up or block off : obstruct; also : conceal; sorb; to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together… See the full definition
Occlude means to obstruct, as with an opening. You hear this a lot in a medical context. Heart surgeons are looking for occlusions in blood vessels — things that occlude the flow of blood. Occlude does not exist only in a medical context.
Occlude definition: to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).. See examples of OCCLUDE used in a sentence.
Definition of occlude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
occlude in British English. (əˈkluːd ) verb. 1. (transitive) to block or stop up (a passage or opening ); obstruct. 2. (transitive) to prevent the passage of. 3. (transitive) chemistry. (of a solid) to incorporate (a substance) by absorption or adsorption.
verb [ T ] medical, science formal or specialized us / əˈkluːd / uk / əˈkluːd / Add to word list. to block something: Veins can get occluded by blood clots. Synonyms. block. jam. obstruct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Preventing and impeding. anti-drug. anti-jamming. avoidable. avoidably. derail. fireproof. frustration.
Occlude Definition. ə-klo͝od. occluded, occludes, occluding. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. occluded, occludes, occluding. To cause to become closed; obstruct. American Heritage Medicine. To close, shut, or block (a passage) Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
1. To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery. 2. To prevent the passage of: occlude light; occlude the flow of blood. 3. Chemistry To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance). 4. To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front. 5.
oc•clude (ə klo̅o̅d′ ), v., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.). to shut in, out, or off. Chemistry [ Physical Chem.](of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreign substances), as by absorption or adsorption.