| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| constipate |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·sti·pate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n st -p t |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing, con·sti·pates
1. To cause constipation in. 2. To clog or make sluggish; obstruct. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin c nst pre, cnstpt-, to crowd together : com-, com- + stpre, to cram.
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