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obstruct definition

ob·struct (əb strukt)

transitive verb

  1. to block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
  2. to hinder (progress, an activity, etc.); impede
  3. to cut off from being seen; block (the view)

Etymology: < L obstructus, pp. of obstruere, to block up, build against < ob- (see ob-) + struere, to pile up: see strew

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