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One entry found for occlude.
Main Entry: oc·clude Pronunciation:  - klüd, ä-Function: verb Inflected Form(s): oc·clud·ed; oc·clud·ing transitive verb 1 : to close up or block off : OBSTRUCT <a thrombus occluding a coronary artery> 2 : to bring (upper and lower teeth) into occlusion 3 : to take in and retain (a substance) in the interior rather than on an external surface : SORB <proteins in precipitating may occlude alcohol> intransitive verb 1 : to come into contact with cusps of the opposing teeth fitting together <his teeth do not occlude properly> 2 : to become occluded |
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\ g \ as g in go \ h \ as h in hat \ i \ as i in hit \  \ as i in ice \ j \ as j in job \ k \ as k in kin \  \ as ch in ich dien \ l \ as l in lily \ m \ as m in murmur \ n \ as n in own \  \ as ng
in sing \  \ as o
in go\  \ as aw
in law \ i \ as oy
in boy \ p \ as p in pepper |
\ r \ as r in red \ s \ as s in less> \ sh \ as sh in shy \ t \ as t in tie \ th \ as th in thin \ th \ as th in the \ ü \ as oo in loot \  \ as oo
in foot \ v \ as v in vivid \ w \ as w in away \ y \ as y in yet \ yü \ as you in youth \ y \
as u in curable \ z \ as z in zone \ zh \ as si in vision |
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in ace 