Hypertext Webster Gateway: "occlude"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Occlude \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
occlude
v : block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct},
{obturate}, {impede}, {jam}, {block}, {close up}] [ant:
{free}]
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