Definition of constipate Constipate
/kɑˈnstʌpejˌt/ - [kanstupeyt] - con•sti•pate
We found 8 definitions of constipate from 5 different sources.
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What does constipate mean?
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| constipate - cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" | ||
| bind | ||
| indispose cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" | ||
| obstipate constipate severely | ||
| constipate - impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" | ||
| clog | ||
| slow, slow up, slow down become slow or slower; "Production slowed" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- constipate (Verb)
To cause constipation in.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- constipate (v. t.)
To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. - constipate (v. t.)
To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels. - constipate (v. t.)
To render costive; to cause constipation in.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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constipate
kon′stip-āt, v.t. to stop up: to make costive: (obs.) to press together.—n. Constipā′tion, costiveness, an irregular and insufficient action of the bowels. [L. con, together, stipāre, -ātum, to pack.]
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🔤- constipate, verb, present, 1st person singular of constipate (infinitive).
- constipate, verb (infinitive).
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