transitive verb constipated, constipating
Origin: < L constipatus, pp. of constipare, to press or crowd together < com-, together + stipare, to cram, pack: see stiff
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transitive verb con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing, con·sti·pates
Origin:
Origin: Latin cōnstīpāre, cōnstīpāt-, to crowd together
Origin: : com-, com-
Origin: + stīpāre, to cram
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