occludes

Meaning of occludes

verb, 3rd person present
  1. stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).
    thick make-up can occlude the pores
  2. (of a tooth) come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw.
    in monkeys and apes, the upper canine occludes with the lower first premolar
  3. (of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity).
    occluded within these crystals are other molecules

late 16th century: from Latin occludere ‘shut up’.

Information about occludes

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of occludes is: occlude.
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Hyphenation of occludes

oc-cludes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • occludes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

occludes synonyms

Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:

block

Meaning block or close up (a hole or leak):

stop

Meaning block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of:

obstruct

Meaning block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter:

clog

Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:

close

Meaning move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close:

shut

Meaning cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full:

fill

Meaning fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible:

choke

Meaning fasten or close securely:

seal

Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):

plug

Words that rhyme with occludes

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