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oppilate — index obstruct, occlude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oppilate — [äp′ə lāt΄] vt. oppilated, oppilating [< L oppilatus, pp. of oppilare, to stop up < ob (see OB ) + pilare, to ram down < pilum, pestle] Rare to block or obstruct (the pores, bowels, etc.) oppilation n … English World dictionary
oppilate — oppilation, n. /op euh layt /, v.t., oppilated, oppilating. to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct. [1540 50; < L oppilatus (ptp. of oppilare to stop up), equiv. to op OP + pil (cf. COMPILE) + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
oppilate — verb to block, to stop up, to obstruct … Wiktionary
oppilate — op·pi·late … English syllables
oppilate — /ˈɒpəleɪt/ (say opuhlayt) verb (t) (oppilated, oppilating) to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct. {Latin oppīlātus, past participle} –oppilation /ɒpəˈleɪʃən/ (say opuh layshuhn), noun …
oppilate — v.t. Medicine, stop up. ♦ oppilation, n. ♦ oppilative, a … Dictionary of difficult words
oppilate — ˈäpəˌlāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin oppilatus, past participle of oppilare to stop up, from ob + pilare to ram down, thrust, from pila mortar; akin to Latin pinsere to pound, crush more at pestle archaic : to stop up : fill… … Useful english dictionary
Oppilated — Oppilate Op pi*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppilating}.] [L. oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to stop up; ob (see {Ob }) + pilare to ram down, to thrust.] To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oppilating — Oppilate Op pi*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppilating}.] [L. oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to stop up; ob (see {Ob }) + pilare to ram down, to thrust.] To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
