obturate
adjEtymology Borrowed from Latin obtūrātus, perfect passive participle of obtūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
1
Obsolete Impervious.
obturate
verbEtymology Borrowed from Latin obtūrātus, perfect passive participle of obtūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
1
To block up or obstruct.
2
To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.
- Derived terms
- unobturated
- Related terms
- obturation, obturator