constipate

Other forms: constipated; constipating; constipates

Definitions of constipate
  1. verb
    impede with a clog or as if with a clog
    “My mind is constipated today”
    synonyms: clog
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    type of:
    slow, slow down, slow up
    cause to proceed more slowly
  2. verb
    cause to be constipated
    “These foods tend to constipate you”
    synonyms: bind
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    types:
    obstipate
    constipate severely
    type of:
    indispose
    cause to feel unwell
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