Obturate

v. t.

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(Ordnance) To stop or close, as an opening; [imp. & p. p. Obturated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Obturating .]

Verb

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obturate - block passage through; "obstruct the path" Synonyms: close up, occlude, impede, obstruct, jam, block

asphyxiate, back up, bar, barricade, barricado, block, block off, block out, block up, blockade, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, close up, congest, dam, dam up, earth up, foul, hinder, impede, jam, land up, obstruct, obturator, occlude, screen, stifle, stop, suffocate, tie up