Etymology

occlude

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Today it means: To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.). Full definition →

Latin occlūdere
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromocclūdere
  2. English todayocclude

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

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