| 释义 |
con·sti·pate
\ˈkänztəˌpāt, -än(t)st-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare, from com- + stipare to press together — more at stiff
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to make firm or hard (as by thickening, pressing together, condensing)
2. [Medieval Latin constipatus, from Latin] : to make costive : cause constipation in
3. : to make immobile, inactive, or dull : stultify
< Paris quickens the mind, New York energizes the character, London constipates the soul — Cyril Connolly >
intransitive verb
: to make evacuation of the feces difficult or infrequent |