Word Study
constipate
CIDE DICTIONARY
constipate, v. t. [L. constipatus, p. p. of constipare; con- + stipare to crowd together. See Costive.].
- To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. [1913 Webster]"Of cold the property is to condense and constipate." [1913 Webster]
- To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels. [1913 Webster]
- To render costive; to cause constipation in. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
constipate, v.tr. (esp. as constipated adj.) affect with constipation.
Etymology
L constipare (as com-, stipare press)
ROGET THESAURUS
constipate
Density
VB be dense, become solid, render solid, solidify, solidate, concrete, set, take a set, consolidate, congeal, coagulate, curd, curdle, lopper, fix, clot, cake, candy, precipitate, deposit, cohere, crystallize, petrify, condense, thicken, gel, inspissate, incrassate, compress, squeeze, ram down, constipate.For further exploring for "constipate" in Webster Dictionary Online