Definition of occlude
verb
formal or technical 1 [with object] stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage):thick makeup can occlude the pores shut (something) in:they were occluding the waterfront with a wall of buildings technical cover (an eye) to prevent its use:it is placed at eye level with one eye occluded Chemistry (of a solid) absorb and retain (a gas or impurity).
2 [no object] (of a tooth) close on or come into contact with another tooth in the opposite jaw.
