constipate (redirected from constipates)

con·sti·pate  (knst-pt)

tr.v. con·sti·pat·ed, con·sti·pat·ing, con·sti·pates

1. To cause constipation in.

2. To clog or make sluggish; obstruct.

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[Latin cnstpre, cnstpt-, to crowd together : com-, com- + stpre, to cram.]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	constipate - impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" clog slow up, slow, slow down - cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
	2.	constipate - cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" bind indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" obstipate - constipate severely