OCCLUDE


Meaning of OCCLUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈklüd, ä- ]

verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.