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Occult and occlude are very similar, but they actually do not share a similar etymological origin. Occlude could definitely be used here, but the more appropria
by jihadjihad 3y ago
Occult and occlude are very similar, but they actually do not share a similar etymological origin. Occlude could definitely be used here, but the more appropriate astronomical word would be occult.
The etymological sense of occlude is that of closing off/blocking, while occult is covering/hiding.
- MBCook 3y agoThanks. I’ve never seen the word occult used like this, your explanation was helpful.
- thaumasiotes 3y ago> The etymological sense of occlude is that of closing off/blocking That's quite the sense development for include, which I see derives from a word meaning "shut in, imprison".
- denton-scratch 3y ago"Occlusion" is also used in medicine, to refer to some tube or passage in the body becoming blocked.