interclūdō ūsī, ūsus, ere inter+claudo, to shut out, shut off, cut off, hinder, stop, block up, intercept: virtus voluptatis aditūs intercludat necesse est: interclusis itineribus, Cs.: illos ponti Interclusit hiemps, V.: viam, L.: cum Pontum cervicibus interclusum suis sustinerent: multitudinis fugam, Cs.: hisce omnīs aditūs: his reditu interclusis, Cs.: interclusus itinere Caesar, Cs.

— To shut off, cut off, stop, hinder, prevent: commeatūs hostibus, L.: spiritum, Cu.: dolor intercludit vocem: aestu anima interclusa, stifled, L.

—With person. obj., to cut off, separate, divide, shut off, intercept: ne viros interclusos opprimeret hostis, L.: Pompeium ab eo, Cs.: interclusi ab suis, L.: tribunos a plebe, L.: hostem Hibero, Cs.: commeatibus nostros, Cs.: ille reliquis copiis intercludendus.

—To shut in, blockade, hem in: ne iam intercludemur, ut cum velitis exire, non liceat: veriti, ne angustiis intercluderentur, Cs.

—To hinder, prevent: intercludor dolore, quo minus, etc.