occlude
Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob ("before") and claudere ("to shut").
Pronunciation- IPA: /əˈkluːd/
occlude (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.).
- (transitive) To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
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