■ noun ɒ'kʌlt , 'ɒkʌlt ( the ~ ) supernatural or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
■ adjective ɒ'kʌlt , 'ɒkʌlt
1》 involving or relating to the ~.
2》 esoteric.
3》 Medicine (of a disease or process) not accompanied by readily discernible signs or symptoms.
↘(of blood) abnormally present, but detectable only chemically or microscopically.
■ verb ɒ'kʌlt
1》 cut off from view by interposing something.
2》 Astronomy (of a celestial body) conceal (an apparently smaller body) from view by passing or being in front of it.
Derivatives
~ation noun
~ism noun
~ist noun
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as ~ation ): from L. ~are 'secrete', frequentative of ~- , occulere 'conceal'.