constipate
To cause constipation in, render costiveTo cause constipation in, render costive.
» How long have you felt constipated?
Wie lange haben Sie schon Verstopfung?
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To cause constipation in, render costive.
The medication can constipate you if you’re not drinking enough water.
The long hours of travel seemed to constipate his digestion.
verstopfen
вызывать запорvyzyvatʹ zapor, крепитьkrepitʹ
cause to be constipated
(obsolete)To constrict, contract (tissues, the body, fibres, etc.); to make firm and compact by pressing together.
(obsolete)To pack or crowd together.
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Examples
19 sentencesHow long have you felt constipated?
deWie lange haben Sie schon Verstopfung?
I have been constipated for three days.
ruУ меня три дня запор.
deIch hatte seit drei Tagen keinen Stuhlgang.
The food on this cruise made me severely constipated.
Tom like to eat a lot of fibrous vegetables because he is easily constipated.
Ziri made a constipated face.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
The adjective is first attested circa 1425, in Middle English, the verb in 1541; inheritedThe adjective is first attested circa 1425, in Middle English, the verb in 1541; inherited from Middle English constipat(e) (“constipated”), borrowed Medieval Latin cōnstīpātus (“constipated”) (or through its Old French equivalent constipé), perfect passive participle of Medieval Latin cōnstīpō (“to cause constipation, to constipate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from Classical Latin cōnstīpō (“to crowd or press tightly together”) (whence obsoleted sense 2 and 3), itself from con- + stīpō (“to press, cram”). Cognate with Middle English constipen (“to constipate”) and doublet of costive; related to stiff.
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Forms
constipates, constipating, constipated, constipated| Base form | constipate · to constipate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | constipates |
| Present participle | constipating |
| Past simple | constipated |
| Past participle | constipated |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle