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obturate

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  1. 1. v. block passage through Source: wordnet
  2. 2. To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance), to stop (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing. Source: webster
  3. 3. To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance), Source: adambom
  4. 4. v block passage through Source: ecdict

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stopblockcloseopeningordnancepassagebreechescapefiringgasgunprevent

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obturatedobturatesobturatingobturationobturatorobturator vein

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