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constipates

constipates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of constipate.

Meaning of constipate

Verb

constipate (third-person singular simple present constipates, present participle constipating, simple past and past participle constipated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To cause constipation in, render costive.
    • The medication can constipate you if you’re not drinking enough water.
  2. (obsolete) To constrict, contract (tissues, the body, fibres, etc.); to make firm and compact by pressing together.
  3. (obsolete) To pack or crowd together.

See all 4 meanings of constipate

Questions about constipates

What is constipates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Constipates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of constipate.

Words near constipates in the dictionary

  1. constictic acid
  2. constimulatory
  3. constipate
  4. constipated
  5. constipatedly
  6. constipates
  7. constipating
  8. constipation
  9. constipations
  10. constipative
  11. constipatory

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