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    obturate
    /əbˈtjʊəreɪt/

    verb

    • 1. block up; obstruct. technical

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › obturateOBTURATE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Obturate means to stop up or close, especially a hole or cavity in a gun tube. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and etymology from Dictionary.com.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obturateObturate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Obturate is a verb that means to obstruct or close something. It comes from the Latin word obturare. See examples, synonyms, and related words for obturate.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBTURATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to stop up; close. 2. to close (a hole or cavity) so as to prevent a flow of gas through it, esp. the escape of explosive gas from a gun tube during firing.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › obturateObturate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To obturate is to block an opening. Your dentist may obturate the hole where she performed a root canal. If she doesn't, you'll be in some serious pain.

  6. www.definitions.net › definition › obturateWhat does obturate mean? - Definitions.net

    obturate. Obturate is a verb which means to block or close off a passage or opening. It can also refer to the process of stopping up a cavity or other body part by introducing a plug or other stopping device. This term is often used in medical and dental contexts.

  7. www.oxfordenglishdictionary.co.uk › dictionary › obturate_vobturate, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    obturate, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

  8. www.wordwebonline.com › en › OBTURATEobturate, obturated, obturating, obturates- WordWeb dictionary...

    Verb: obturate 'ób-t(y)u,reyt. Block passage through "obturate the path"; - obstruct, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up. Derived forms: obturated, obturating, obturates. Type of: entrammel [literary], fetter [literary], hinder, impede, trammel [literary] Encyclopedia: Obturate. Nearest