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- DictionaryOc·clude/əˈklo͞od/
verb
- 1. stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage): "thick makeup can occlude the pores"
- 2. hide or obscure from prominence or view: "voices are completely occluded from participating in the debate"
verb [ T ] medical, science formal or specialized uk / əˈkluːd / us / əˈkluːd / Add to word list. to block something: Veins can get occluded by blood clots. Synonyms. block. jam. obstruct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Preventing and impeding. anti-jamming. avoidable. avoidably. bar. bottleneck. derail. fireproof. hamper. hang.
Occlude means to obstruct, as with an opening. You hear this a lot in a medical context. Heart surgeons are looking for occlusions in blood vessels — things that occlude the flow of blood. Occlude does not exist only in a medical context.
Definition of occlude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery. 2. To prevent the passage of: occlude light; occlude the flow of blood. 3. Chemistry To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance). 4. To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front. 5.
1 day ago · 1. (transitive) to block or stop up (a passage or opening ); obstruct. 2. (transitive) to prevent the passage of. 3. (transitive) chemistry. (of a solid) to incorporate (a substance) by absorption or adsorption. 4. meteorology. to form or cause to form an occluded front. 5. dentistry.
Occlude definition, to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.). See more.
To cause to become closed; obstruct. American Heritage Medicine. To close, shut, or block (a passage) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To prevent the passage of; shut in or out. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To conceal, hide, or obscure.
