"obstipate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: obstipates [present, singular, third-person], obstipating [participle, present], obstipated [participle, past], obstipated [past]
Etymology: From Latin obstipatus, past participle of obstipare, from ob- + stipare. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|obstipatus}} Latin obstipatus, {{prefix|la|ob|stipare|nocat=1}} ob- + stipare Head templates: {{en-verb}} obstipate (third-person singular simple present obstipates, present participle obstipating, simple past and past participle obstipated)
  1. (medicine) To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-obstipate-en-verb-P1VpiANK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (rare) To become or cause to become blocked up Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-obstipate-en-verb-KTw405SO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: obstipation, obstipative Related terms: constipate

Inflected forms

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