English verb: constipate | |||
1. | constipate (change) impede with a clog or as if with a clog | ||
Samples | The market is being clogged by these operations. My mind is constipated today. | ||
Synonyms | clog | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | slow, slow down, slow up | ||
2. | constipate (body) cause to be constipated | ||
Samples | These foods tend to constipate you. | ||
Synonyms | bind | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indispose | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | obstipate | ||