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deobˈstruct, v. [f. ppl. stem deobstruct-, of mod.L. type *deobstruĕre: see deobstruent, obstruct. Cf. mod.F. désobstruer (Tissot 1778).] trans. To clear of obstruction.
1653H. More Antid. Ath. ii. vi. (1712) 57 Hypericon..is a singular good Wound-herb, as useful also for de-obstructing the pores of the Body. 1647Jer. Taylor Dissuas. Popery Pref., To de-obstruct the passages of necessary truth. 1732Arbuthnot Rules of Diet 274 Such as carry off the Fæces and Mucus, deobstruct the Mouths of the Lacteals. Hence deobˈstructed, deobˈstructing ppl. adjs.; also deobˈstruction n. [F. désobstruction], the action of deobstructing; deobˈstructive a. [in F. désobstructif], having the quality of deobstructing; deobstruent.
1664Evelyn tr. Freart's Archit. Ep. Ded. 9 The de⁓obstruction of Encounters. 1698Phil. Trans. XX. 432 For rendering it more de-obstructive. 1702Sir J. Floyer ibid. XXIII. 1169 Both in its discussing quality and deobstructing. 1757Johnstone ibid. L. 548 From the de-obstructed duct. 1782J. Elphinston Martial iii. xlvii. 153 But, above all, the deobstructive beet. |