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occlude

Pronunciation: /əˈkluːd/

The English word “occlude” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
  2. To absorb, as a gas by a metal.

Etymology

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

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