Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To cause to become closed; obstruct.
- intransitive verb To prevent the passage of.
- intransitive verb Chemistry To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance).
- intransitive verb To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
- intransitive verb To bring together (the upper and lower teeth) in proper alignment for chewing.
- intransitive verb To close so that the cusps fit together. Used of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To shut up; close.
- In physics and chem., to absorb: specifically applied to the absorption of a gas by a metal, such as iron, platinum, or palladium. particularly at a high temperature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To shut up; to close.
- transitive verb (Chem.) To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To obstruct,
cover , or otherwiseblock an opening.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb block passage through
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In a farm pond with proper fertility planktontic populations will occlude visibility at a depth of 18 inches.
Is it safe to eat fish especially catfish from farm ponds that hold runoff from crop fields? 2009
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Once on the island, mysteries unfold and occlude other mysteries.
MOVIE REVIEW: Shutter Island, Directed by Martin Scorcese (2010) 2010
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Evans had a second store on Michigan Avenue and on the day of the Fur Free Friday parade, it would hire a billboard truck to park in front of it and occlude its sign.
Martha Rosenberg: Thanks for Nothing: Fur Coats Becoming "Gifts" You Can't Wear Anywhere Martha Rosenberg 2011
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In a farm pond with proper fertility planktontic populations will occlude visibility at a depth of 18 inches.
Is it safe to eat fish especially catfish from farm ponds that hold runoff from crop fields? 2009
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Plaques that completely occlude a coronary artery can lead to a heart attack.
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.: How To Prevent Heart Disease And Stroke M.D. Susan Blumenthal 2011
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Evans had a second store on Michigan Avenue and on the day of the Fur Free Friday parade, it would hire a billboard truck to park in front of it and occlude its sign.
Martha Rosenberg: Thanks for Nothing: Fur Coats Becoming "Gifts" You Can't Wear Anywhere Martha Rosenberg 2011
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Evans had a second store on Michigan Avenue and on the day of the Fur Free Friday parade, it would hire a billboard truck to park in front of it and occlude its sign.
Martha Rosenberg: Thanks for Nothing: Fur Coats Becoming "Gifts" You Can't Wear Anywhere Martha Rosenberg 2011
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I have a 2 year old and their throats are itty bitty and so when it swells it doesn't take much to occlude it.
H1N1 Tyler 2009
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Evans had a second store on Michigan Avenue and on the day of the Fur Free Friday parade, it would hire a billboard truck to park in front of it and occlude its sign.
Martha Rosenberg: Thanks for Nothing: Fur Coats Becoming "Gifts" You Can't Wear Anywhere Martha Rosenberg 2011
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Plaques that completely occlude a coronary artery can lead to a heart attack.
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.: How To Prevent Heart Disease And Stroke M.D. Susan Blumenthal 2011
whichbe commented on the word occlude
This is an interesting one, never heard it before.
November 15, 2008