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Exclude vs Occlude - What's the difference?

exclude | occlude |

As verbs the difference between exclude and occlude

is that exclude is to bar (someone) from entering; to keep out while occlude is to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block an opening.

exclude

English

Verb

(exclud)
  • To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.
  • To expel; to put out.
    • to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs
  • (legal, of evidence) To refuse to accept as valid.
  • (medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.

    • Antonyms

    * include

    Related terms

    * exclusion * exclusive

    occlude

    English

    Verb

    (occlud)
  • To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block an opening.

    • Derived terms

    * occluded front * occlusion * occlusive * occluder ----