in·fib·u·late 
(ĭn-fĭbyə-lāt′)
(ĭn-fĭbyə-lāt′)tr.v. in·fib·u·lat·ed, in·fib·u·lat·ing, in·fib·u·lates
To close off or obstruct the genitals of, especially by sewing together the labia majora in females or fastening the prepuce in males, so as to prevent sexual intercourse.
[Latin īnfībulāre, īnfībulāt-, to clasp with a brooch, infibulate : in-, on; see IN-2 + fībula, brooch, clasp; see FIBULA.]
in·fib′u·lation n.
- Indo-European root: man-
- Indo-European root: man-
- Indo-European root: marko-
- Indo-European root: me-
- Indo-European root: me-
- Indo-European root: med-
- Indo-European root: medhu-
- Indo-European root: medhyo-
- Indo-European root: meg-
- Indo-European root: mei-
- Indo-European root: mei-
- Indo-European root: meigh-
- Indo-European root: meik-
- Indo-European root: mei-no-
- Indo-European root: mel-
- Indo-European root: mel-
- Indo-European root: mel-
- Indo-European root: melg-
- Indo-European root: melit-
- Indo-European root: melə-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: mendh-