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occult
01
relating to knowledge, meanings, or truths that are hidden from normal perception and difficult to understand without special insight
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
The manuscript contained occult symbols no one could decipher.
Occult
01
all that relates to the magical and supernatural, their events, practices, powers, etc.
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Examples
She was fascinated by the occult and spent years studying ancient magical texts.
to occult
01
to obscure something so it cannot be seen
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
occult
3rd person singular
occults
Present participle
occulting
Past simple
occulted
Past participle
occulted
Examples
The thick fog occulted the mountain peaks.
02
to cause an eclipse by passing in front of a star, planet, or moon
Examples
During the lunar eclipse, Earth occulted the moon.
03
to fade from sight, especially due to obstruction
Examples
The moon occulted behind the clouds.
