oppilate

[op-uh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

oppilated, oppilating 

1. to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.

oppilate

/ ˈɒpɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. obsolete,  (tr) pathol to block (the pores, bowels, etc)

Other Word Forms

• oppilation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oppilate¹

1540–50; < Latin oppīlātus (past participle of oppīlāre to stop up), equivalent to op- op- + pīl- ( compile ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of oppilate¹

C16: from Latin oppīlāre, from ob- against + pīlāre to pack closely