occlude

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/əˈkluːd/

verb

To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).

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obstructobturateimpedejamblockclose up
OriginLatin occlūdere →
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Meanings

verbocclude (third-person singular simple present occludes, present participle occluding, simple past and past participle occluded)

present singular third person occludes · participle present occluding · participle past occluded · past occluded

  1. transitiveTo obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).

    His reflection is occluded by the mist on the mirror.

    2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 301
  2. transitiveTo absorb, as a gas by a metal.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbblock passage through

Similar
obstructobturateimpedejamblockclose up
Broader
impedehinder
Also see
blockclose upimpedejamobstructobturate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinocclūdere
  2. Englishocclude

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

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Translations

Bulgarian закривам
  • закривам (zakrivam)to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
Hungarian takar, kitakar
  • takarto obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
  • kitakarto obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
  • eltakarto obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
Latin occlūdō
  • occlūdōto obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
Spanish ocluir
  • ocluirto obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.
Cite this entry
APA

occlude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occlude

MLA

“occlude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occlude. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occlude,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occlude.

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