Heavy clouds began to occlude the sun, and the temperature dropped quickly.
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Occlude
//əˈkluːd//
Synonyms for "occlude" (76 found)
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6 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- закривам verb (to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.)
Hungarian
3 entries- eltakar verb (to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.)
- kitakar verb (to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.)
- takar verb (to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.)
Latin
1 entries- occlūdō verb (to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.)
Spanish
1 entries- ocluir verb (to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.)
Sample sentences
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Construction scaffolding will temporarily occlude the view from your balcony.
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Dentists check how your upper and lower teeth occlude when you bite down.
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A shifting mass of black tendrils rose from the crater to occlude the stars, as if the sky itself were being erased.
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