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verb (used with object)
1.
to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
2.
to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of.
3.
to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.).
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin obstructus (past participle of obstruere to build or pile up in the way, bar). See ob-, construct
1605–15; < Latin obstructus (past participle of obstruere to build or pile up in the way, bar). See ob-, construct
Related forms
ob·struct·ed·ly, adverb
ob·struct·er, ob·struc·tor, noun
ob·struct·ing·ly, adverb
ob·struc·tive, adjective
ob·struc·tive·ly, adverb
EXPANDnon·ob·struc·tive, adjective
non·ob·struc·tive·ly, adverb
non·ob·struc·tive·ness, noun
pre·ob·struct, verb (used with object)
un·ob·struct·ed, adjective
un·ob·struc·tive, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. stop, choke, clog, hinder, impede, prevent; check, slow, retard, arrest.
1. stop, choke, clog, hinder, impede, prevent; check, slow, retard, arrest.
Antonyms
1. encourage, further.
1. encourage, further.
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Word Origin & History
obstructive
1610s, from L. obstructus, pp. stem of obstruere (see obstruction) + -ive.
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