obstaculate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian ostacolare, as if from a Latin *obstāculātus. Equivalent to obstacle +‎ -ate. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstækjʊˌleɪ̯t/ (General American) IPA(key): /əbˈstækjəˌleɪ̯t/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /əbˈstækjəˌlæɪ̯t/ === Verb === obstaculate (third-person singular simple present obstaculates, present participle obstaculating, simple past and past participle obstaculated) (rare) (transitive) To act as an obstacle to; to impede, obstruct.