obturate.
To block up or obstruct.
Meaning & usage
To block up or obstruct.
To block up or obstruct. To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin obtūrātus, perfect passive participle of obtūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Impervious.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin obtūrātus, perfect passive participle of obtūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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