OBTURATE

obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

obturate (third-person singular simple present obturates, present participle obturating, simple past and past participle obturated)

To block up or obstruct.

To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.

Anagrams

• tabouret

Source: Wiktionary

Ob"tu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obturating.] [L. obturatus; p.p. of obturare.]

Definition: To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance),

Definition: to stop (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition