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oc·cult
 (  -k  lt  ,  k lt  )
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
- Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena.
- Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable.
- Available only to the initiate; secret:
occult lore.
See Synonyms at mysterious.
- Hidden from view; concealed.
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Medicine
Detectable only by microscopic examination or chemical analysis, as a minute blood sample.
- Not accompanied by readily detectable signs or symptoms:
occult carcinoma.
NOUN:
- Occult practices or techniques:
a student of the occult.
VERB:
oc·cult·ed
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oc·cult·ing
,
oc·cults
( -k lt )
VERB:
tr.
- To conceal or cause to disappear from view.
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Astronomy
To conceal by occultation:
The moon occulted Mars.
VERB:
intr.
- To become concealed or extinguished at regular intervals:
a lighthouse beacon that occults every 45 seconds.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin occultus, secret, past participle of occulere, to cover over; see kel-
1 in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
oc·cultly
(Adverb),
oc·cultness
(Noun)
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