obstipate

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verb

To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage

OriginLate Latin obstipātus →
First used 1710Scrabble 13
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Meanings

verbobstipate (third-person singular simple present obstipates, present participle obstipating, simple past and past participle obstipated)

present singular third person obstipates · participle present obstipating · participle past obstipated · past obstipated

  1. medicineTo induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockageFirst known use 1710
  2. rareTo become or cause to become blocked up.First known use 1656

    Noisy, stuffy men smelling of tobacco smoke, their minds obstipated by clogged presumptions !

    1926, Maxwell Struthers Burt, The Interpreter's House, page 136

Origin

  1. Late Latinobstipātus
  2. Englishobstipate

Borrowed from Late Latin obstipātus, perfect passive participle of obstipō (“to block, stop up”), from ob- + stipō; see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

obstipate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstipate

MLA

“obstipate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstipate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obstipate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obstipate.

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