occlude
verb/əˈkluːd/
/əˈkluːd/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they occlude | /əˈkluːd/ /əˈkluːd/ |
| he / she / it occludes | /əˈkluːdz/ /əˈkluːdz/ |
| past simple occluded | /əˈkluːdɪd/ /əˈkluːdɪd/ |
| past participle occluded | /əˈkluːdɪd/ /əˈkluːdɪd/ |
| -ing form occluding | /əˈkluːdɪŋ/ /əˈkluːdɪŋ/ |
- occlude something to cover or block something
- an occluded artery
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin occludere ‘shut up’.Want to learn more?
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