What is another word for occlude?
Pronunciation:
[ əklˈuːd], [ əklˈuːd], [ ə_k_l_ˈuː_d]
Synonyms for Occlude:
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v.
• block • choke • clog • close • exclude- Estop ,
- ban ,
- bate ,
- blackball ,
- blacklist ,
- bounce ,
- boycott ,
- count out ,
- disallow ,
- eject ,
- eliminate ,
- embargo ,
- evict ,
- get rid of ,
- ignore ,
- interdict ,
- obviate ,
- omit ,
- ostracize ,
- oust ,
- pass over ,
- proscribe ,
- put out ,
- refuse ,
- reject ,
- remove ,
- repudiate ,
- rule out ,
- set aside ,
- suspend ,
- throw out .
- apprehend ,
- bottle up ,
- cage ,
- circumscribe ,
- closet ,
- commit ,
- constrain ,
- detain ,
- hold ,
- immure ,
- impound ,
- incarcerate ,
- intern ,
- jail ,
- keep ,
- limit ,
- nab ,
- pen ,
- put away ,
- restrain ,
- stockade .
Other relevant words:
- Entrammel ,
- Garroted ,
- Garroting ,
- Gibbeted ,
- Gibbeting ,
- Noosed ,
- Noosing ,
- Preventing ,
- Stoppering ,
- Strangulated ,
- block ,
- blockaded ,
- blockading ,
- choke ,
- clog ,
- close ,
- close off ,
- closed off ,
- closing off ,
- dam up ,
- drag feet ,
- drag one's feet ,
- encumber ,
- encumbered ,
- exclude ,
- fettered ,
- garrote ,
- garrotes ,
- get in the way ,
- gibbet ,
- gibbets ,
- glut ,
- hang up ,
- hinders ,
- impeded ,
- imprison ,
- interfere with ,
- interfered with ,
- interferes with ,
- interfering with ,
- jamming ,
- leash ,
- monkey with ,
- obstruct ,
- occlude ,
- sandbag ,
- sandbagged ,
- sandbagging ,
- sandbags ,
- shut out ,
- shutting out ,
- slow down ,
- slowed down ,
- stall ,
- stop ,
- stop up ,
- stopped up ,
- stoppered ,
- stops up ,
- strangulate ,
- strangulates ,
- strangulating ,
- stunting ,
- take out of play ,
- trammel .
- Buttoning ,
- buttoned ,
- caulk ,
- caulked ,
- caulking ,
- caulks ,
- corked ,
- corking ,
- prevent passage ,
- put to ,
- retard flow ,
- shutter ,
- shuttered ,
- shuttering .
- Embargoed ,
- Embargoing ,
- drive out ,
- drives out ,
- driving out ,
- except ,
- force out ,
- forces out ,
- forcing out ,
- keep out ,
- keeping out ,
- keeps out ,
- kept out ,
- leave out ,
- leaves out ,
- leaving out ,
- left out ,
- lock out ,
- prohibit ,
- refuse admittance ,
- setting aside ,
- shut the door on ,
- sideline ,
- sidelined ,
- veto ,
- ward off .
- Closeting ,
- Remanded ,
- Remanding ,
- Stockaded ,
- Stockading ,
- bastille ,
- bastilles ,
- closeted ,
- fence in ,
- fenced in ,
- hold captive ,
- hold hostage ,
- hold in custody ,
- iced ,
- imprisoned ,
- interned ,
- interning ,
- keep captive ,
- keep in custody ,
- lock in ,
- lock up ,
- locked in ,
- locked up ,
- locking in ,
- locking up ,
- put behind bars ,
- rail in ,
- remand ,
- remands ,
- send to prison ,
- send up ,
- sends up ,
- sent up ,
- shut in ,
- take prisoner .
- Clogging ,
- accomplish ,
- asphyxiate ,
- bang ,
- bar ,
- barricade ,
- batten ,
- batten down ,
- be quiet ,
- belt up ,
- bewilder ,
- blank out ,
- block off ,
- block up ,
- blockade ,
- bolt ,
- bung up ,
- button ,
- button up ,
- catch ,
- check ,
- chock ,
- chock up ,
- choke off ,
- choke up ,
- choking ,
- clam up ,
- clap ,
- close out ,
- close tight ,
- close together ,
- closed ,
- combine ,
- confuse ,
- congest ,
- congested ,
- constrict ,
- contain ,
- contract ,
- cork up ,
- cover ,
- cram ,
- crowd ,
- crush ,
- dam ,
- debar ,
- decommission ,
- deflect ,
- deviate ,
- do up ,
- dog ,
- draw ,
- draw a blank ,
- dummy up ,
- embarrass ,
- execute ,
- fall silent ,
- fasten ,
- fill ,
- fill up ,
- fold ,
- fold up ,
- forget ,
- foul ,
- freeze ,
- gum ,
- halt ,
- hinder ,
- immobilise ,
- immobilize ,
- intercept ,
- jammed ,
- keep mum ,
- key ,
- kibosh ,
- land up ,
- latch ,
- leave ,
- lock ,
- lug ,
- mob ,
- pack ,
- padlock ,
- parry ,
- pile ,
- plug ,
- plumb ,
- preclude ,
- pull down ,
- ram ,
- seal ,
- seal off ,
- seal up ,
- secure ,
- shut ,
- shut down ,
- shut off ,
- shut up ,
- shutting ,
- slam ,
- snap ,
- squeeze ,
- stifle ,
- stopper ,
- strangle ,
- stuff ,
- stuff up ,
- stymie ,
- suffocate ,
- switch off ,
- throttle ,
- tie up ,
- turn off ,
- wad ,
- zip up ,
- zipper .
How to use "Occlude" in context?
OCCLUSION is the act or an instance of obscuring sight or understanding. When one blocks out everything but what they are trying to see, they are in OCCLUSION.
OCCLUSION can be used in a figurative way to describe when one is lost in thought or when something is keeping them from seeing the full picture. There are many ways that OCCLUSION can come about- from being too absorbed in what you are doing to being in a crowded room. In all cases, OCCLUSION can hinder one from seeing what is in front of them.
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