Meaning of OCCLUDE
| Pronunciation: | | u'klood
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| | Definition: | | [v] block passage through; "obstruct the path" |
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| | Synonyms: | | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate |
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| | Antonyms: | | disengage, free | | |
| | See Also: | | asphyxiate, back up, bar, barricade, barricado, block off, block out, block up, blockade, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, dam, dam up, earth up, foul, hinder, land up, screen, suffocate, tie up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Oc*clude"\, v. t. [L. occludere, occlusum; ob (see
{Ob-}) + claudere to shut.]
1. To shut up; to close. --Sir T. Browne.
2. (Chem.) To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said
especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and
palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
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| | Definition: | | (Or "shadow") To make a variable inaccessible by declaring another with the same name within the scope of the first. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, block, block up, blockade, bolt, button, button up, chock, choke, choke off, clap, clog, close, close off, close tight, close up, congest, constrict, contain, contract, cover, crowd, debar, dog, fasten, fold, fold up, jam, key, latch, lock, lock out, lock up, obstruct, pack, padlock, plug, plumb, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, shut, shut off, shut out, shut the door, shut tight, shut up, slam, snap, squeeze, squeeze shut, stifle, stop, stop up, stopper, strangle, strangulate, suffocate, zip up, zipper |
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