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con·sti·pate 
[kon-stuh-peyt] Pronunciation Key
[kon-stuh-peyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -pat·ed, -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 ME (ptp.) < L constīpātus (ptp. of constīpāre), equiv. to con- con- + stīpā- (s. of stīpāre to crowd, press) + -tus ptp. suffix]
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| con·sti·pate
(kŏn'stə-pāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing, con·sti·pates
[Latin cōnstīpāre, cōnstīpāt-, to crowd together : com-, com- + stīpāre, to cram.] |
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| con·sti·pat·ed
(kŏn'stə-pā'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.
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| constipated | |
adjective | |
| have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels [ant: regular] |
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constipated adj.
Suffering from constipation.
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