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oppilate

American  
[op-uh-leyt] / ˈɒp əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

oppilated, oppilating

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

oppilate British  
/ ˈɒpɪˌleɪt /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

  • oppilation noun

Etymology

Origin of oppilate

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

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