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obstipating

obstipating is the present participle and gerund 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 obstipating

What is obstipating the present participle and gerund of?
Obstipating is the present participle and gerund of obstipate.

Words near obstipating in the dictionary

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

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