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obturate

ob·tu·rate

uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

block passage through

  • “obstruct the path”
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Borrowed from Latin obtūrātus, perfect passive participle of obtūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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