obstipate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin obstipātus, perfect passive participle of obstipō (“to block, stop up”), from ob- +‎ stipō; see -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Verb === obstipate (third-person singular simple present obstipates, present participle obstipating, simple past and past participle obstipated) (medicine) To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage [from 1710] (rare) To become or cause to become blocked up. [from 1656] ==== Derived terms ==== obstipation obstipative ==== Related terms ==== constipate