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verb (used with object), con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing.
1.
to cause constipation in; make costive.
2.
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.
3.
Obsolete. to crowd or pack closely together.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
un·con·sti·pat·ed, adjective
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Constipated
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constipated adj.
Suffering from constipation.
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