occlude

Meaning

1. (transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
2. (transitive) To absorb, as a gas by a metal.

Synonyms

obstruct

block

jam

obturate

close up

impede

shut

plug

stop

🛑

bar

absorb

blockade

clog

close

block off

interception

interrupt

land up

lug

mop

obstruction

paralyse

rupture

screen

shut down

soak up

stanch

staunch

stem

stopper

stopple

stuff

tampon

winding-up

be mingled with

barricade

block up

breaking

bung

choke up

closedown

conceal

cut-off

engross

entrapment

gag

halt

imbibe

inclusion

Translations

ostruire

ocluir

verstopfen

occlure

occludere

ocluir

bloccare

kapatmak

φράζω

συγκλίνω

barrer

κλείνω

βουλώνω

bloquer

tıkamak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkluːd/

Etymology

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