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OBSTIPATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they obstipate ... he / she / it obstipates
Past simple: obstipated
Past participle: obstipated
-ing form: obstipating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constipate severely
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "obstipate" is one way to...):
bind; constipate (cause to be constipated)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
obstipation (severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines)
