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obturate

obturate

English

Verb

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

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

See also

Latin

Participle

obtūrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obtūrātus

Etymology

From Latin obtūrō, obtūrāre.

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