English to English
occult
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adjective (a)
- Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- supernatural forces and events and beings collectively(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- supernatural practices and techniques(noun.act)Example:
He is a student of the occult.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- hidden and difficult to see(adj.all)Example:
An occult fracture.
Occult blood in the stool.
source: wordnet30 - having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding(adj.all)Example:
Occult lore.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention(verb.perception)Example:
Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies.
source: wordnet30 - become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished(verb.perception)Example:
The beam of light occults every so often.
source: wordnet30 - hide from view(verb.perception)Example:
The lids were occulting her eyes.
source: wordnet30 - To eclipse; to hide from sight.(verb)source: webster1913
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