obturate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtūrātus, perfect passive participle of obtūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

obturate (third-person singular simple present obturates, present participle obturating, simple past and past participle obturated)

  1. To block up or obstruct. [from 1616]
    1. To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.

Derived terms

Adjective

obturate (comparative more obturate, superlative most obturate)

  1. (obsolete) Impervious. [1540–1648]

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

obtūrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obtūrātus

Spanish

Verb

obturate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of obturar combined with te
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