v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' klüd, ä-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: oc · clud · ed ; oc · clud · ing
Etymology: Latin occludere, from ob- in the way + claudere to shut, close ― more at CLOSE
Date: 1597
transitive verb
1 : to close up or block off : OBSTRUCT <a thrombus occluding a coronary artery> also : CONCEAL
2 : SORB
intransitive verb
1 : to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together <his teeth do not occlude properly>
2 : to become occluded