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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 | ||
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