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Webster 1913 Edition


Occlude

Oc-clude′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
occludere
,
occlusum
;
ob
(see
Ob-
) +
claudere
to shut.]
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Occlude

OCCLU'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. occludo; ob and cludo, claudo, to shut.]
To shut up; to close. [Little used.]