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obturate

American

[ob-tuh-reyt, -tyuh-] / ˈɒb təˌreɪt, -tyə- /

verb (used with object)

obturated, obturating

to stop up; close.
Ordnance. to close (a hole or cavity) so as to prevent a flow of gas through it, especially the escape of explosive gas from a gun tube during firing.

obturate British

/ ˈɒbtjʊəˌreɪt /

verb

(tr) to stop up (an opening, esp the breech of a gun)

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Other Word Forms

obturation noun
obturator noun

Etymology

Origin of obturate

1550–60; < Latin obtūrātus, past participle of obtūrāre to block, stop up

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Obturate, ob′tū-rāt, v.t. to close or stop up.—ns.

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