occlude

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˈkluːd/

Definition of occlude

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
    “His reflection is occluded by the mist on the mirror.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
    “His reflection is occluded by the mist on the mirror.”
  2. (transitive)To absorb, as a gas by a metal.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).

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