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Occlude
əˈkluːd
Occlude definitions
verb
occlude
occluded
occludes
occluding
- stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)
"thick make-up can occlude the pores"
- cover (an eye) to prevent its use
"it is placed at eye level with one eye occluded"
- hide or obscure from prominence or view
"voices are completely occluded from participating in the debate"
- (of a tooth) come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw
"in monkeys and apes, the upper canine occludes with the lower first premolar"
- (of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity)
"occluded within these crystals are other molecules"