obturate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin obtūrātus, perfect passive participle of obtūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === === Verb === obturate (third-person singular simple present obturates, present participle obturating, simple past and past participle obturated) To block up or obstruct. [from 1616] To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === obturate (comparative more obturate, superlative most obturate) (obsolete) Impervious. [1540–1648] === Anagrams === tabouret == Latin == === Participle === obtūrāte vocative masculine singular of obtūrātus == Spanish == === Verb === obturate second-person singular voseo imperative of obturar combined with te