disobstruct
disobstruct verb: to clear away an obstruction.
Verb
disobstruct (third-person singular simple present disobstructs, present participle disobstructing, simple past and past participle disobstructed)
- To clear away an obstruction.
- Instead of measuring time and life in snatching at rags, let us counsel together to disobstruct the sources of riches, and organise industry, domestic labours, agricultural, manufacturing, — all the labours that produce wealth.1969, New Moral World - Volume 5, page 175
- Treatment is largely supportive (nasogastric suction, antibiotics, parenteral fluids and electrolytes); saline washouts of the colon and colostomy to disobstruct the bowel are the only definitive measures to arrest this complication.1975, Peter Paul Rickham, Robert T. Soper, Urs G. Stauffer, Synopsis of Pediatric Surgery, page 151
Forms of disobstruct
| third-person singular present | disobstructs |
|---|---|
| present participle | disobstructing |
| past participle | disobstructed |
| past | disobstructed |
Origin of disobstruct
From dis- + obstruct.
Words formed from disobstruct
Questions about disobstruct
- What does disobstruct mean?
- Disobstruct means to clear away an obstruction.
- What part of speech is disobstruct?
- Disobstruct is a verb.
- What is the past tense of disobstruct?
- The past tense of disobstruct is disobstructed.
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