constipate

[ kon-stuh-peyt ]

/ ˈkɒn stəˌpeɪt /

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verb (used with object), con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing.

to cause constipation in; make costive.

Informal. to cause to become slow-moving or immobilized; restrict the action or effectiveness of: Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the operations of any government agency.

Obsolete. to crowd or pack closely together.

Origin of constipate

1375–1425; late Middle English (past participle) <Latin constīpātus (past participle of constīpāre), equivalent to con-con- + stīpā- (stem of stīpāre to crowd, press) + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM constipate

un·con·sti·pat·ed, adjective

Words nearby constipate

constellate, constellation, conster, consternate, consternation, constipate, constipated, constipation, constituency, constituent, Constituent Assembly

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Example sentences from the Web for constipate

Do not give the laudanum unless demanded by the severity of the pain, as it tends to constipate.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brandy is decidedly injurious, it heats and inflames the throat, and tends to constipate the bowels.
Advice to Singers|Frederick James Crowest
Opium so employed does not produce narcotism, and does not constipate the bowels.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various
The saccharated carbonate of iron is a beautiful preparation that does not constipate—is, indeed, a little laxative in action.
A Manual of Toy Dogs|Mrs. Leslie Williams

Whatever tends to constipate the bowels may be reckoned a predisposing cause.
A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock

British Dictionary definitions for constipate

constipate

/ (ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to cause constipation in

Word Origin for constipate

C16: from Latin constīpāre to press closely together, from stīpāre to crowd together

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Medical definitions for constipate

constipate

[ kŏn′stə-pāt′ ]

v.

To cause constipation in the bowels.

单词	constipate
释义	constipate [ kon-stuh-peyt ] / ˈkɒn stəˌpeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR constipate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing. to cause constipation in; make costive. Informal. to cause to become slow-moving or immobilized; restrict the action or effectiveness of: Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the operations of any government agency. Obsolete. to crowd or pack closely together. Origin of constipate 1375–1425; late Middle English (past participle) <Latin constīpātus (past participle of constīpāre), equivalent to con-con- + stīpā- (stem of stīpāre to crowd, press) + -tus past participle suffix OTHER WORDS FROM constipate un·con·sti·pat·ed, adjective Words nearby constipate constellate, constellation, conster, consternate, consternation, constipate, constipated, constipation, constituency, constituent, Constituent Assembly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for constipate Do not give the laudanum unless demanded by the severity of the pain, as it tends to constipate. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture Brandy is decidedly injurious, it heats and inflames the throat, and tends to constipate the bowels. Advice to Singers\|Frederick James Crowest Opium so employed does not produce narcotism, and does not constipate the bowels. Scientific American Supplement No. 299\|Various The saccharated carbonate of iron is a beautiful preparation that does not constipate—is, indeed, a little laxative in action. A Manual of Toy Dogs\|Mrs. Leslie Williams Whatever tends to constipate the bowels may be reckoned a predisposing cause. A Treatise on Sheep:\|Ambrose Blacklock British Dictionary definitions for constipate constipate / (ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt) / verb (tr) to cause constipation in Word Origin for constipate C16: from Latin constīpāre to press closely together, from stīpāre to crowd together Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to constipate fester, stall, hibernate, languish, muzzle, suppress, smother, repress, suffocate, curb, squelch, strangle, silence, decline, decay, stultify, trammel, idle, stand, putrefy Medical definitions for constipate constipate [ kŏn′stə-pāt′ ] v. To cause constipation in the bowels. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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constipate

verb (used with object), con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing.

Origin of constipate

OTHER WORDS FROM constipate

Words nearby constipate

Example sentences from the Web for constipate

British Dictionary definitions for constipate

verb

Word Origin for constipate

Words related to constipate

Medical definitions for constipate

v.