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- Dictionaryocclude/əˈkluːd/
verb
- 1. stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage): "thick make-up can occlude the pores"
- 2. hide or obscure from prominence or view: "voices are completely occluded from participating in the debate"
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to block something: Veins can get occluded by blood clots. Synonyms. block. jam. obstruct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Preventing and impeding. anti-drug. anti-jamming. avoidable. avoidably. fireproof. flameproof. frustration. guard against something. hamper. hang. have someone/something hanging round your neck idiom. preclusion.
The meaning of OCCLUDE is to close up or block off : obstruct; also : conceal. How to use occlude in a sentence.
Occlude definition: to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).. See examples of OCCLUDE used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] medical, science formal or specialized us / əˈkluːd / uk / 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-drug. anti-jamming. avoidable. avoidably. derail. fireproof. frustration.
Definition of occlude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. 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. to produce or cause to produce occlusion, as in chewing.
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.
