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oppilate

American

[op-uh-leyt] / ˈɒp əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

oppilated, oppilating

to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.

oppilate British

/ ˈɒpɪˌleɪt /

verb

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- ( cf. compile) + -ātus -ate ¹

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