v.
Pronunciation: ' kän(t)-st ə - ˌ p ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -pat · ed ; -pat · ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin constipatus, past participle of constipare, from Latin, to crowd together, from com- + stipare to pack tight ― more at STIFF
Date: 1533
1 : to cause constipation in
2 : to make immobile, inactive, or dull : STULTIFY <so much clutter ⋯ will tend to constipate the novel's working order ― Times Lit. Supp. >