constipate

(känstə pāt′)

transitive verb constipated, constipating

to cause constipation in

Origin: < L constipatus, pp. of constipare, to press or crowd together < com-, together + stipare, to cram, pack: see stiff

See constipate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing, con·sti·pates
  1. To cause constipation in.
  2. To clog or make sluggish; obstruct.

Origin:

Origin: Latin cōnstīpāre, cōnstīpāt-, to crowd together

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + stīpāre, to cram

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