occlude
verb (used with object)
to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
occluded
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past participleof occlude.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof occlude.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
occludeverb (used with object)to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
Example Sentences
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I think in some ways, this botched execution is emblematic of how everybody understands now what happens in that room, but the jurisprudence and the technologies have occluded that for most of us.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
OpenAI has made similarly occluded agreements with Georgia officials.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ms. Kiri, who is on camera almost nonstop and is in close-up much of the time, expertly holds our attention as her character’s skepticism about the paranormal world becomes increasingly occluded by worry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
When one eye of the mouse is occluded for several days, the visual cortex starts to respond less effectively to the closed eye and better to the open eye.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2023
I wished still to cry, and attempted it again; and once again, my effort failed, all tears occluded.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
