Occlude

occlude
    v 1: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn:
         {obstruct}, {obturate}, {impede}, {occlude}, {jam},
         {block}, {close up}] [ant: {disengage}, {free}]
    

Occlude \Oc*clude"\, v. t. [L. occludere, occlusum; ob (see
   {Ob-}) + claudere to shut.]
   1. To shut up; to close. --Sir T. Browne.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]
    

occlude

   <programming> (Or "shadow") To make a variable inaccessible by
   declaring another with the same name within the {scope} of the
   first.

   (1995-12-14)
    

65 Moby Thesaurus words for "occlude":
      bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, block, block up,
      blockade, bolt, button, button up, chock, choke, choke off, clap,
      clog, close, close off, close tight, close up, congest, constrict,
      contain, contract, cover, crowd, debar, dog, fasten, fold, fold up,
      jam, key, latch, lock, lock out, lock up, obstruct, pack, padlock,
      plug, plumb, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, shut, shut off,
      shut out, shut the door, shut tight, shut up, slam, snap, squeeze,
      squeeze shut, stifle, stop, stop up, stopper, strangle,
      strangulate, suffocate, zip up, zipper