transitive verb
-·pat·ed, -·pat·ing to cause constipation in
Origin of constipate
from Classical Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare, to press or crowd together from com-, together + stipare, to cram, pack: see stiffconstipate
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constipate
transitive verb
con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing, con·sti·pates- To cause constipation in.
- To clog or make sluggish; obstruct.
Origin of constipate
Latin cōnstīpāre cōnstīpāt- to crowd together com- com- stīpāre to cramTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present constipates, present participle constipating, simple past and past participle constipated)
- To cause constipation in.
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constipate - Medical Definition
v.
To cause constipation in.
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