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in·fib·u·late  (n-fby-lt)

tr.v. in·fib·u·lat·ed, in·fib·u·lat·ing, in·fib·u·lates

To close off or obstruct the genitals of, especially by sewing together the labia majora in females or fastening the prepuce in males, so as to prevent sexual intercourse.

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[Latin nfbulre, nfbult-, to clasp with a brooch, infibulate : in-, on; see in-² + fbula, brooch, clasp; see fibula.]

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in·fibu·lation n.

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infibulate [ɪnˈfɪbjʊˌleɪt]

vb

(Medicine) (tr) to enclose (esp the genitals, to prevent sexual intercourse) with a clasp

[from Latin infībulāre, from in-² + fibula clasp, fibula]

infibulation  n