constipate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form constipate

Third-person singular constipates

Past tense constipated

Past participle constipated

Present participle constipating

1. (transitive) If you constipate someone, you cause them to have constipation.