occlude

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v., -clud·ed, -clud·ing, -cludes.

v.tr.

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. Meteorology. To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
5. Dentistry. To bring together (the upper and lower teeth) in proper alignment for chewing.

v.intr. Dentistry
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.

(uh-KLOOD)

verb tr.
1. To close, obstruct, or to shut out.
2. To absorb or adsorb (in physical chemistry).

verb intr.
1. To close such that the cusps (of the upper and lower jaws) fit together (in dentistry).
2. To force air aloft, as when a cold front overtakes a warm front, resulting in an occluded front (in meteorology).

Etymology
From Latin occludere, from ob- + claudere (to close).

Usage
"Hush. An agitation in the bush. Occluded trees. Mad life heralding the blue heat of God snickers in a corner of the west windowsill." — From the poem "In the Mecca" Book: In the Mecca, 1968.

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v

Definition: block, prevent
Antonyms: allow, help, permit

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v

To close together. To bring together; to shut. To bring the mandibular teeth into contact with the maxillary teeth.

To fit close together; to close tight; to obstruct or close off.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lukke, spærre for, okkludere
v. intr. - bide sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstoppen, (af)sluiten, absorberen

Français (French)
v. tr. - occlure
v. intr. - occlure

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschließen, einschließen, okkludieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (απο)φράσσω, εμφράσσω, συγκλείω, (μετεωρ.) (για μέτωπα) συσφίγγομαι

Italiano (Italian)
occludere, ostruire, chiudere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - obstruir, fechar

Русский (Russian)
преграждать, закупоривать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - obstruir, cerrar, tapar
v. intr. - cerrar (los dientes)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillsluta, (kem)absorbera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使闭塞, 关闭, 封闭, 咬合

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使閉塞, 關閉, 封閉
v. intr. - 咬合

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 틈새를 막다, 폐색하다
v. intr. - 이가 맞물리다, 폐색되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ふさぐ, 閉塞する, 吸蔵する, 咬合する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسد, يمتص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סגר, חסם, ספג (גזים)‬
v. intr. - ‮פגע (שן בשן שמולה)‬

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