Definitions for constipate
ˈkɒn stəˌpeɪtcon·sti·pate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clog, constipateverb

   impede with a clog or as if with a clog

   "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"

2. constipate, bindverb

   cause to be constipated

   "These foods tend to constipate you"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. constipateverb

   To cause constipation in.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONSTIPATEverb

   Etymology: from constipo, Latin.

   1. To croud together into a narrow room; to thicken; to condense.

   Of cold, the property is to condense and constipate. Francis Bacon.

   It may, by amassing, cooling, and constipating of waters, turn them into rain. John Ray, on the Creation.

   There might arise some vertiginous motions or whirlpools in the matter of the chaos, whereby the atoms might be thrust and crouded to the middle of those whirlpools, and there constipate one another into great solid globes. Richard Bentley.

   2. To stuff up, or stop by filling up the passages.

   It is not probable that any aliment should have the quality of intirely constipating or shutting up the capillary vessels. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   3. To bind the belly; or make costive.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. constipate

   Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. The stool is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if one has not completely passed the bowel movement. Complications from constipation may include hemorrhoids, anal fissure or fecal impaction. The normal frequency of bowel movements in adults is between three per day and three per week. Babies often have three to four bowel movements per day while young children typically have two to three per day.Constipation has many causes. Common causes include slow movement of stool within the colon, irritable bowel syndrome, and pelvic floor disorders. Underlying associated diseases include hypothyroidism, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, colon cancer, diverticulitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Medications associated with constipation include opioids, certain antacids, calcium channel blockers, and anticholinergics. Of those taking opioids about 90% develop constipation. Constipation is more concerning when there is weight loss or anemia, blood is present in the stool, there is a history of inflammatory bowel disease or colon cancer in a person's family, or it is of new onset in someone who is older.Treatment of constipation depends on the underlying cause and the duration that it has been present. Measures that may help include drinking enough fluids, eating more fiber, consumption of honey and exercise. If this is not effective, laxatives of the bulk-forming agent, osmotic agent, stool softener, or lubricant type may be recommended. Stimulant laxatives are generally reserved for when other types are not effective. Other treatments may include biofeedback or in rare cases surgery.In the general population rates of constipation are 2–30 percent. Among elderly people living in a care home the rate of constipation is 50–75 percent. People spend, in the United States, more than US$250 million on medications for constipation a year.

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1. constipate

   To cause difficulty or delay in the bowel movement, often resulting in hardened feces. This could be due to various factors including low fiber diet, lack of physical activity, or certain medications.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Constipateverb

   to crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense

2. Constipateverb

   to stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels

3. Constipateverb

   to render costive; to cause constipation in

4. Etymology: [L. constipatus, p. p. of constipare; con- + stipare to crowd together. See Costive.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Constipate

   kon′stip-āt, v.t. to stop up: to make costive: (obs.) to press together.—n. Constipā′tion, costiveness, an irregular and insufficient action of the bowels. [L. con, together, stipāre, -ātum, to pack.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of constipate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of constipate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=constipate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Constipate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=constipate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constipate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constipate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=constipate