occlude vs block off

block off vs occlude

occlude and block off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occlude	No	No	Yes	No
block off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, block off is a hyponym of occlude; that is, block off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occlude:

occlude: block passage through
block off: obstruct access to

Other hyponyms of occlude include blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.

occlude (verb)	block off (verb)
block passage through	obstruct access to
	render unsuitable for passage
	block off the passage through

Difference between occlude and block off

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