Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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occlude \uh-KLOOD\, verb:
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1. To shut in, out, or off.
2. Physical Chemistry. (Of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreign substances), as by absorption or adsorption.
3. Dentistry. To shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fitting together.
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I closed my eyes in desperation, trying to occlude the image of the B.O. stepping off of Marine One and saluting the uniformed Marine standing at the base of the steps!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Occlude owes its popular usage to the dental term occlusion, "the fitting together of the teeth of the lower jaw with the corresponding teeth of the upper jaw when the jaws are closed."
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