Occlude Verb Close Occluded Oc·Clude Claudere Shut Occluding

oc·clude
\\ə-ˈklüd, ä-\\ verb
(oc·clud·ed ; oc·clud·ing)transitive verb
1. to close up or block off :

obstruct

    a thrombus occluding a coronary artery
also :
2.
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

occlude
  1590s, from L. occludere (pp. occlusus) "shut up, close up," from ob "against, up" + claudere "to shut, close" (see close (v.)). Of teeth, 1880 (implied in occlusion).

occlude
oc·clude / E5klu:d / verb [VN]
   (technical 术语) to cover or block sth
   使闭塞；堵塞:
   an occluded artery
   闭塞的动脉
• oc·clu·sion / E5klu:Vn / noun [U]

oc·clude
\əˈklüd\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin occludere, from ob- + claudere to shut, close — more at
transitive verb
1. : to shut or stop up so as to prevent the passage of something : ,
 < a thrombus occluding a coronary artery >
 < an occluded bronchus >
 < sank ships to occlude the harbor >
2. : to bar the passage of : shut in or out
 < concern with the mechanics of pronunciation occludes comprehension of the author's ideas — A.S.Artley >
 < the dandy's world is friendly, formal, and heartless, occluding the imagination — Cyril Connolly >
3. : to bring (upper and lower teeth) into occlusal relations
4. : to take in and retain (a substance) in the interior rather than on an external surface :
 < proteins in precipitating may occlude alcohol >
— used especially of metals sorbing gases
 < palladium occludes large volumes of hydrogen >
5. : to cut off from contact with the surface of the earth and force aloft by the convergence of a cold front upon a warm front
 < an occluded cyclone >
 < occluded warm air >
 < an occluded low >
intransitive verb
1. : to close with the cusps fitting together
 < his teeth do not occlude properly >
2. : to become cut off from contact with the earth's surface

 < the cyclone occludes and is left behind by the storm below — T.M.Longstreet >