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occlude 		oc·clude  audio  (-kld) KEY 

VERB:
oc·clud·ed, oc·clud·ing, oc·cludes
VERB:
tr.
  1. To cause to become closed; obstruct: occlude an artery.
  2. To prevent the passage of: occlude light; occlude the flow of blood.
  3. Chemistry To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance).
  4. Meteorology To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
  5. Dentistry To bring together (the upper and lower teeth) in proper alignment for chewing.
VERB:
intr.
Dentistry
To close so that the cusps fit together. Used of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin occldere : ob-, intensive pref. ; see ob- + claudere, to close

OTHER FORMS:
oc·cludent(Adjective)



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