About The Word Obturate
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Obturate
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What's The Definition Of Obturate?
[v] block passage through; "obstruct the path"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Obturate: block | close up | impede | jam | obstruct | occlude Related Terms | Find terms related to Obturate: See Also | asphyxiate | back up | bar | barricade | barricado | block off | block out | block up | blockade | choke | choke off | clog | clog up | congest | dam | dam up | earth up | foul | hinder | land up | screen | suffocate | tie up Obturate In Webster's Dictionary \Ob"tu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obturated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Obturating}.] [L. obturatus; p.p. of obturare.]
To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance), to stop
(a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing.
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