|
|
Definition of Obturate
1. Verb. Block passage through. "Obstruct the path"
Specialized synonyms: Block Off, Blockade, Barricade, Barricado, Barricade, Asphyxiate, Choke, Stifle, Suffocate, Tie Up, Dam, Dam Up, Block Out, Screen, Earth Up, Land Up, Bar, Barricade, Block, Block Off, Block Up, Blockade, Stop, Back Up, Choke, Choke Off, Clog, Clog Up, Congest, Foul
Generic synonyms: Hinder, Impede
Derivative terms: Blocking, Impediment, Obstructer, Obstruction, Obstructive, Obstructor, Obturator, Occlusion, Occlusive
Antonyms: Free
Definition of Obturate
1. v. t. To stop or close, as an opening;
Definition of Obturate
1. to close or stop up [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obturate
Literary usage of Obturate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"... the thigh pierces the upper border of the obturator externus. It Ace.
Accessory obturator \<UI nerve. Obt. Obturator nerv e. OI obturate OE obturate Py. ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"... the accident is not very likely to occur unless the vessel runs an anomalous
course. Deep . epigastric obturate, Dorsal artery Artery of cora. car. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"(3) The Tyrant Flycatcher has the obturate space and foramen separated by a
delicate bridge of bone. ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... block, stop, choke, clog, glut, jam, shut, occlude (chiefly lech, or learned),
hedge, dam, foul, barricade, blockade, engorge, obturate, overgrow, silt, ..."
5. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"... of effectual tightness have prepared himself for the not seeing it: he must
hare been already deaf, or by an effectual obturate ..."
Other Resources:
