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constipate
[ kon-stuh-peyt ]
/ ˈkɒn stəˌpeɪt /
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verb (used with object), con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing.
to cause constipation in; make costive.
Informal. to cause to become slow-moving or immobilized; restrict the action or effectiveness of: Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the operations of any government agency.
Obsolete. to crowd or pack closely together.
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Origin of constipate
OTHER WORDS FROM constipate
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British Dictionary definitions for constipate
constipate
/ (ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to cause constipation in
Word Origin for constipate
C16: from Latin constīpāre to press closely together, from stīpāre to crowd together
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Medical definitions for constipate
constipate
[ kŏn′stə-pāt′ ]
v.
To cause constipation in the bowels.
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