Occlude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

block passage through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əklˈuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/əklˈuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əklˈuːd/

2 syllables Say it as /əklˈuːd/.

Examples

obstruct the path

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

close up obturate jam impede block obstruct

Antonyms

free

Parts of Speech

verb	block passage through “obstruct the path”

Word Forms

obstructive	adjective	preventing movement
obstruction	noun	the act of obstructing
obstructer	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
obstructor	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
obturator	noun	a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
impediment	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
occlusive	adjective	tending to occlude
occlusion	noun	the act of blocking
blocking	noun	the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschließen

den Durchgang blockieren

🇫🇷French

occlure

bloquer le passage

🇪🇸Spanish

ocluir

bloquear el paso a través

🇮🇹Italian

occludere

bloccare il passaggio

🇳🇱Dutch

afsluiten

doorgang blokkeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

ocluir

bloquear a passagem

🇷🇺Russian

закрывать

заблокировать проход через

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोक देना

मार्ग को अवरुद्ध करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আবদ্ধ করা

মাধ্যমে পথ আটকান

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைப்பு

வழியாக செல்லும் தடை

🇮🇳Telugu

మూసుకుపోతుంది

మార్గాన్ని నిరోధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रोखणे

मार्ग अवरोधित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

રોકવું

માર્ગને અવરોધિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಚ್ಚು

ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടയുക

വഴി തടയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ

ਰਾਹ ਰੋਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

گزرنے کو روکیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遮挡

阻止通过

🇯🇵Japanese

塞ぐ

通過を阻止する

🇰🇷Korean

막다

통과를 차단하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chặn lại

chặn lối đi qua

🇹🇭Thai

อุด

ขวางทางผ่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menutup jalan

memblokir jalan masuk

🇵🇭Filipino

hadlangan

harangan ang daanan

🇲🇾Malay

menyekat

menyekat laluan melalui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انسداد

منع المرور من خلال

🇮🇷Persian

مسدود کردن

مسدود کردن عبور از

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkamak

geçişi engellemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחסוֹם

לחסום את המעבר

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'occlude'?

The primary meaning of 'occlude' is 'block passage through'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'occlude' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'occlude' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'occlude' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'occlude' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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