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

1. to block or obstruct (a passage, tube, opening, etc.).
2. (in chemistry) to take up and retain something in the interstices of a solid; e.g. to absorb a gas into a metal or to entrap liquid within crystals during their formation.

—occlusion n.

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

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

See words rhyming with "occlude."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Occlude.

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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