oppilate

[ op-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈɒp əˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), op·pi·lat·ed, op·pi·lat·ing.

to stop up; fill with obstructing matter; obstruct.

Origin of oppilate

1540–50; < Latin oppīlātus (past participle of oppīlāre to stop up), equivalent to op- op- + pīl- (cf. compile) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM oppilate

op·pi·la·tion, noun

Words nearby oppilate

oppenheim's disease, oppenheim's syndrome, oppenheimer, oppenheimer, j. robert, oppidan, oppilate, opponency, opponent, opportune, opportunism, opportunist

British Dictionary definitions for oppilate

oppilate
/ (ˈɒpɪˌleɪt) /

verb

(tr) pathol obsolete to block (the pores, bowels, etc)

Derived forms of oppilate

oppilation, noun

Word Origin for oppilate

C16: from Latin oppīlāre, from ob- against + pīlāre to pack closely