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for obturate
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Obturate \Ob"tu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obturated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Obturating.] [L. obturatus; p.p. of obturare.]
To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance), to stop
(a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
obturate
v 1: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn:
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam,
block, close up] [ant: disengage, free]
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