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v., -clud·ed, -clud·ing, -cludes. v.tr.
- To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.
- To prevent the passage of: occlude light; occlude the flow of blood.
- Chemistry. To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance).
- Meteorology. To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
- Dentistry. To bring together (the upper and lower teeth) in proper alignment for chewing.
To close so that the cusps fit together. Used of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws.
[Latin occlūdere : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob– + claudere, to close.]
occludent oc·clud'ent adj.
