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verb
To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To become or cause to become blocked up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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verb
constipate severely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: constipate, bind
History
Borrowed from Late Latin obstipātus, perfect passive participle of obstipō (“to block, stop up”), from ob- + stipō; see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
