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constipate

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  1. 1. v. t. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To render costive; to cause constipation in. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. impede with a clog or as if with a clog Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. cause to be constipated Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. [Obs.] Of cold the property is to condense and constipate. Bacon. 2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels. 3. (Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in. Source: webster
  7. 7. v:100 v. cause to be constipated Source: ecdict

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