obstaculate
verbUK /əbˈstækjʊˌleɪ̯t/ · US /əbˈstækjəˌleɪ̯t/
Etymology Borrowed from Italian ostacolare, as if from a Latin *obstāculātus. Equivalent to obstacle + -ate.
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Rare To act as an obstacle to; to impede, obstruct.
- I have a mission to accomplish, and you will not obstaculate me.2019, Alex Grossi, chapter 2, in Shadows, UK: AuthorHouse, →ISBN: