Thesaurus: occlude

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1. v. t. To shut up; to close.
2. v. t. To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
3. v. block passage through
4. 1. To shut up; to close. Sir T. Browne. 2. (Chem.) To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
5. To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially withrespect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude largevolumes of hydrogen.
6. v:100 v block passage through