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interclude

/ɪntə(ɹ)ˈkluːd/

interclude verb: to cut off or shut off (something) from a course or place, by something intervening; to intercept, to interrupt.

Verb

interclude (third-person singular simple present intercludes, present participle intercluding, simple past and past participle intercluded)

  1. (transitive) To cut off or shut off (something) from a course or place, by something intervening; to intercept, to interrupt.
    • [W]hen the receiver FF is emptied of air, the ſtop-cock B is to be ſhut, that ſo all paſſage of external air into the receiver may be intercluded, […]1682, Robert Boyle, “A Continuation of New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, Touching the Spring and Weight of the Air, and Their Effects. The Second Part. […]”, in The Works of the Honourable Robert...
    • Next morning the combined forces appeared again in order of battle, in front of the Athenian works, and by their position intercluded the communication of the Athenian general with his fort of Labdalum, and with his northern lines.1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece

interclude meaning in Urdu

interclude in Urdu

آڑے آنا, گھیرا ڈالنا, کاٹ دینا

Forms of interclude

third-person singular presentintercludes
present participleintercluding
past participleintercluded
pastintercluded

Origin of interclude

From Latin interclūdō; inter (“between”) + claudō (“to shut”). See close.

Questions about interclude

What does interclude mean?
Interclude means to cut off or shut off (something) from a course or place, by something intervening; to intercept, to interrupt.
What is interclude in Urdu?
Interclude in Urdu is آڑے آنا, گھیرا ڈالنا, کاٹ دینا. See Interclude meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is interclude?
Interclude is a verb.
How do you pronounce interclude?
Interclude is pronounced /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈkluːd/.
What is the past tense of interclude?
The past tense of interclude is intercluded.

Words near interclude in the dictionary

  1. intercloud
  2. interclouded
  3. interclouding
  4. interclouds
  5. interclub
  6. interclude
  7. intercluded
  8. intercludes
  9. intercluding
  10. interclump
  11. interclusion

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