occlude

[uh-klood] /əˈklud/
verb (used with object), occluded, occluding.
1.
to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
2.
to shut in, out, or off.
3.
Physical Chemistry. (of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreign substances), as by absorption or adsorption.
verb (used without object), occluded, occluding.
4.
Dentistry. to shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fitting together.
5.
Meteorology. to form an occluded front.
Origin
1590-1600; < Latin occlūdere to shut up, close up, equivalent to oc- oc- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
Related forms
occludent, adjective
unoccluded, adjective
Synonyms
1. obstruct, clog, block, plug.
British Dictionary definitions for occlude

occlude

/əˈkluːd/
verb
1.
(transitive) to block or stop up (a passage or opening); obstruct
2.
(transitive) to prevent the passage of
3.
(transitive) (chem) (of a solid) to incorporate (a substance) by absorption or adsorption
4.
(meteorol) to form or cause to form an occluded front
5.
(dentistry) to produce or cause to produce occlusion, as in chewing
Derived Forms
occludent, adjective
Word Origin
C16: from Latin occlūdere, from ob- (intensive) + claudere to close
Word Origin and History for occlude
v.

1590s, from Latin occludere (past participle occlusus) "shut up, close up," from ob "against, up" (see ob-) + claudere "to shut, close" (see close (v.)). Of teeth, 1888 (also cf. occlusion). Related: Occluded; occluding.

occlude in Medicine

occlude oc·clude (ə-klōōd')
v. oc·clud·ed, oc·clud·ing, oc·cludes

  1. To cause to become closed; obstruct.

  2. To prevent the passage of.

  3. To bring together the upper and lower teeth in proper alignment for chewing.

  4. To enclose a virus, as in an inclusion body.

  5. In chemistry, to absorb and retain gases and other substances.

oc·clud'ent adj.
occlude in Science
occlude
  (ə-kld')   
To force air upward from the Earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
occlude in Technology

programming
(Or "shadow") To make a variable inaccessible by declaring another with the same name within the scope of the first.
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