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occulted

Sayuh-KULT-id/əˈkʌltɪd/

3 meanings of occulted

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of occult. Use it for something that already happened, or after has or was.

    The moon occulted a bright star last night.

    A tall hedge occulted the house from the road.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Hidden because another object in the sky has moved in front of it.

    The occulted star came back into view after a few minutes.

    We waited for the occulted planet to appear again from behind the moon.

    Similareclipsed

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Hidden or kept secret.

    The old diary showed the family's occulted debts.

    The letters finally revealed his occulted plan to leave town.

    Similarhidden, secret, concealed, covert

    Oppositeopen, revealed

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occulted is a form of occult

occult, verb: To block something in the sky from view by moving in front of it. Full entry

Forms
occultoccults he/she/itocculting -ing formocculted past tense, past participle
Spelling
occult → occulted: add -ed

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