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occlude

verb
Quick answer

As a verb, occlude means obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).

Meanings of occlude

3 meanings

verb

  1. To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).

  2. To absorb, as a gas by a metal.

  3. Block passage through

    “obstruct the path”

    Similar: obstruct, obturate, impede, jam, block, close up

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for occlude →
verb: block passage through
obstructobturateimpedejamblockclose up

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