verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

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

   "His reflection is occluded by the mist on the mirror."

2. 2
   block passage through wordnet
3. 3
   To absorb, as a gas by a metal. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

obstructbangbarbarricadebattenbatten down

Example

More examples

"Heavy clouds began to occlude the sun, and the temperature dropped quickly."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

occluded frontre-occlude

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