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occludes
We have found lemma(root) word of occludes : occlude.
Definitions
[əˈkluːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage)
(e.g: thick make-up can occlude the pores)
- hide or obscure from prominence or view
(e.g: voices are completely occluded from participating in the debate)
- (of a tooth) come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw
(e.g: in monkeys and apes, the upper canine occludes with the lower first premolar)
- (of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity)
(e.g: occluded within these crystals are other molecules)
Phrases:
Origin
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late 16th century: from Latin occludere ‘shut up’
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