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Definition of Obstipate
1. Verb. Constipate severely.
Definition of Obstipate
1. Verb. (medicine) To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage ¹
2. Verb. (rare) To become or cause to become blocked up ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obstipate
Literary usage of Obstipate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Armadale by Wilkie Collins (1866)
"... elder he describes, when once roused, as the most obstipate man living; nothing
will induce him to give way unless Armadale gives way also on his side. ..."
2. The History of British Guiana: Comprising a General Description of the by Henry G. Dalton (1855)
"The desire for liberty, and the attempt to obtain it on former occasions, had
been met with stern and obstipate resistance. The passions which then actuated ..."
3. A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to by William Fordyce MAVOR (1810)
"... these obstipate people kept aloof, which induced the admiral to adopt another
exp«dient. He now called a meeting of all the captains of the Indian.ships ..."
4. Ancient Laws and Customs of the Burghs of Scotland by Scotland, Cosmo Innes, Robert Renwick (1868)
"Item si sint alique communes venelle obstipate et per quem. Item si sint alique
terre in burgo vel ..."
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