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obstipated

obstipated is the simple past and past participle of obstipate.

Meaning of obstipate

Verb

obstipate (third-person singular simple present obstipates, present participle obstipating, simple past and past participle obstipated)

  1. To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage
  2. (rare) To become or cause to become blocked up.
    • Noisy, stuffy men smelling of tobacco smoke, their minds obstipated by clogged presumptions !1926, Maxwell Struthers Burt, The Interpreter's House, page 136

Questions about obstipated

What is obstipated the simple past and past participle of?
Obstipated is the simple past and past participle of obstipate.

Words near obstipated in the dictionary

  1. obstination
  2. obstinative
  3. obstinence
  4. obstinent
  5. obstipate
  6. obstipated
  7. obstipates
  8. obstipating
  9. obstipation
  10. obstipational
  11. obstipations

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