oppilate

oppilate
oppilation, n.
/op"euh layt'/, v.t., oppilated, oppilating.
to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.
[1540-50; < L oppilatus (ptp. of oppilare to stop up), equiv. to op- OP- + pil- (cf. COMPILE) + -atus -ATE1]

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  • Oppilate — Op pi*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppilating}.] [L. oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to stop up; ob (see {Ob }) + pilare to ram down, to thrust.] To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up. [Obs.] Cockeram.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oppilate — index obstruct, occlude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • oppilate — [äp′ə lāt΄] vt. oppilated, oppilating [< L oppilatus, pp. of oppilare, to stop up < ob (see OB ) + pilare, to ram down < pilum, pestle] Rare to block or obstruct (the pores, bowels, etc.) oppilation n …   English World dictionary

  • oppilate — verb to block, to stop up, to obstruct …   Wiktionary

  • oppilate — op·pi·late …   English syllables

  • oppilate — /ˈɒpəleɪt/ (say opuhlayt) verb (t) (oppilated, oppilating) to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct. {Latin oppīlātus, past participle} –oppilation /ɒpəˈleɪʃən/ (say opuh layshuhn), noun …  

  • oppilate —   v.t. Medicine, stop up.    ♦ oppilation, n.    ♦ oppilative, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • oppilate — ˈäpəˌlāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin oppilatus, past participle of oppilare to stop up, from ob + pilare to ram down, thrust, from pila mortar; akin to Latin pinsere to pound, crush more at pestle archaic : to stop up : fill… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Oppilated — Oppilate Op pi*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppilating}.] [L. oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to stop up; ob (see {Ob }) + pilare to ram down, to thrust.] To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oppilating — Oppilate Op pi*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppilated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppilating}.] [L. oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to stop up; ob (see {Ob }) + pilare to ram down, to thrust.] To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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