Definition for Obturate:

• ob't[= u]- r[= a]t, v.t. to close or stop up.-- ns. OBTUR[= A]' TION, the act of stopping up, esp. in gunnery, of a hole to prevent the escape of gas; OB'T[= U]R[= A]TOR, that which stops or closes up, as a device of this kind in gunnery, & c.: in surgery, an artificial plate for closing an abnormal aperture or fissure, as with cleft palate, & c., or for distending an opening, as in lithotomy: any structure that shuts off a cavity or passage, esp. in anatomy, the membrane vessels, & c., closing the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip-bone. [ L. obtur[= a]re, -[= a]tum, to stop up.]

Synonyms for Obturate:

• v.

  •contact (verb)
  • obturate.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • block,
  • close up,
  • jam,
  • obstruct,
  • occlude.
  •v.
  • hinder,
  • impede.

Antonyms for Obturate:

• v.

  • contact
    free.

• v. t.

  • Other antonyms:
    disengage.

Hypernym for Obturate:

• v.

  • contact
    barricade, earth up, clog up, choke, back up, block up, land up, blockade, dam, block off, dam up, bar, stifle, congest, asphyxiate, screen, clog, foul, block, stop, block out, choke off, suffocate, tie up, barricado.

Hyponym for Obturate:

• v.

  • contact
    impede, hinder.