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ob·tu·rate
(ŏb′tə-rāt′, -tyə-)tr.v. ob·tu·rat·ed, ob·tu·rat·ing, ob·tu·rates
To close or obstruct.
ob′tu·ra′tion n.
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obturate
(ˈɒbtjʊəˌreɪt)vb
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to stop up (an opening, esp the breech of a gun)
[C17: from Latin obtūrāre to block up, of obscure origin]
ˌobtuˈration n
ˈobtuˌrator n
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ob•tu•rate
(ˈɒb təˌreɪt, -tyə-)v.t. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to stop up; close.
[1550–60; < Latin obtūrātus, past participle of obtūrāre to block, stop up]
ob`tu•ra′tion, n.
ob′tu•ra`tor, n.
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obturate
Past participle: obturated
Gerund: obturating
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Verb | 1. | ![]() barricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" |
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