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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: constipated /ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪtɪd/ adj - suffering from constipation
- subject to restriction or blockage in a flow of productive activity or creativity
con•sti•pate /ˈkɑnstəˌpeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pat•ed, -pat•ing. - to cause constipation in:That food constipates the baby.
con•sti•pat•ed, adj.: The poor baby is badly constipated. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sti•pate (kon′stə pāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. - to cause constipation in;
make costive. - Informal Termsto cause to become slow-moving or immobilized;
restrict the action or effectiveness of:Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the operations of any government agency. - [Obs.]to crowd or pack closely together.
- Latin constīpātus (past participle of constīpāre), equivalent. to con- con- + stīpā- (stem of stīpāre to crowd, press) + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English (past participle) 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: constipate /ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt/ vb - (transitive) to cause constipation in
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin constīpāre to press closely together, from stīpāre to crowd together |