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occlude

occ·lude

UK/əˈkluːd/ uncommon

verb

1.

block passage through

  • “obstruct the path”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • occluded front

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