constipate — (v.) 1530s, in part a back formation from constipation, in part from L. constipatus, pp. of constipare (see CONSTIPATION (Cf. constipation)). Earlier as an adj. (early 15c.); an earlier verb in this sense was constipen (late 14c.). Related:… … Etymology dictionary
constipate — ► VERB (usu. be constipated) ▪ affect with constipation. ORIGIN Latin constipare crowd or press together … English terms dictionary
constipate — [kän′stə pāt΄] vt. constipated, constipating [< L constipatus, pp. of constipare, to press or crowd together < com , together + stipare, to cram, pack: see STIFF] to cause constipation in … English World dictionary
constipate — transitive verb ( pated; pating) Etymology: Medieval Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare, from Latin, to crowd together, from com + stipare to pack tight more at stiff Date: 1533 1. to cause constipation in 2. to make … New Collegiate Dictionary
constipate — /kon steuh payt /, v.t., constipated, constipating. 1. to cause constipation in; make costive. 2. Informal. to cause to become slow moving or immobilized; restrict the action or effectiveness of: Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the… … Universalium
constipate — verb To cause constipation in … Wiktionary
constipate — To cause constipation. * * * con·sti·pate kän(t) stə .pāt vt, pat·ed; pat·ing to make costive: cause constipation in … Medical dictionary
constipate — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. clog, stop up (see closure, density) … English dictionary for students
constipate — con·sti·pate || kÉ’nstɪpeɪt v. suffer from constipation (condition in which evacuation of the bowels is difficult and does not occur regularly); cause constipation … English contemporary dictionary
constipate — v. a. Make costive … New dictionary of synonyms
