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occlude
1) to block (a passage); 2) to shut in or out
When the dam broke, high water occluded the tunnels and made safe passage impossible.
Related English words: occlusion (an occluding or being occluded; the way the top and bottom teeth fit together), occludent (adj.: occluding), occlusive (occluding or tending to occlude), occlusiveness
Latin root words: occludo, occludere, occlusi, occlusus - to close up; claudo, claudere, clausi, clausus - to shut, close
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