obturate (English, verb)
expansion: obturate (third-person singular simple present obturates, present participle obturating, simple past and past participle obturated)
Senses:
glosses: To block up or obstruct.
glosses: To block up or obstruct.
To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.
Forms:
form: obturates
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: obturating
tags: participle
present
form: obturated
tags: participle
past
form: obturated
tags: past