Con·sti·pate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constipated; p. pr. & vb. n. Constipating.]
1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. [Obs.]
Of cold the property is to condense and constipate. --Bacon.
2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.
3. Med. To render costive; to cause constipation in.
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constipating
adj : causing constipation [syn: binding]