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to constipate

to constipate

7 6.8
Make someone have trouble passing stools
  • verb
  • /ˈkɒnstɪpeɪt/
translation icon : constipar
  • Intensive conventional laxative treatment should remain the first choice in chronically constipated children.
  • chronically constipated
  • constipated children

Examples

  • Are you currently constipated or having marital issues?

    Blog text (9)
  • At the same time, he became chronically constipated due to bowel dysbiosis.

    Blog text (31)
  • Only three controlled studies have been done in constipated children.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We don't want to get constipated, do we?

  • From past observation, people who are constipated don't seem to be as happy as people who are not...

    Blog text (19)
  • Patients were taught initially to evacuate at set intervals of 4-6 hours, and all patients received constipating agents.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Additional biofeedback training compared to conventional therapy did not result in higher success rates in chronically constipated children.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The authors of these studies concluded that biofeedback training, in addition to conventional treatment, might shorten the treatment of chronically constipated children.

    Academic text (2000)
  • We evaluated defecation dynamics and clinical outcomes in chronically constipated children in a randomized study comparing conventional treatment and conventional treatment with biofeedback training.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Eating too little fiber can constipate you and make it difficult to pass stools.

Synonyms

to bind
vsto constipate
5 8.6

To make a person constipated

is a general cause of difficulty passing stools not only from food or medicine
to obstipate
vsto constipate
  • Specialized
9.9

To make someone very constipated

is milder or general causing of difficulty passing stools rather than severe cases

Antonyms

to facilitate
  • Formal
187 4.9

To make a task or process easier and help it happen

How Blocked

to constipate
7 6.8
to clog
21 3.2
to obstruct
119 5.1
to impede
35 6.5
to hinder
75 3.6

Surface Forms

constipate infinitive
constipated past participle
constipating present participle
constipates third person singular

Etymology

The word constipate comes from the old Latin word constipare, which means 'to press together'. So when stools are 'pressed together' in the body and cannot move out, you are constipated.