Obturate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

block passage through

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɑːbtʃɚɹˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbtʃəɹˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbtʃəɹˈeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɑːbtʃɚɹˈeɪt/.

Examples

obstruct the path

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

close up occlude jam impede block obstruct

Antonyms

free

Parts of Speech

verb	block passage through “obstruct the path”

Word Forms

obstructive	adjective	preventing movement
obstruction	noun	the act of obstructing
obstructer	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
obstructor	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
obturator	noun	a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
impediment	noun	any structure that makes progress difficult
occlusive	adjective	tending to occlude
occlusion	noun	the act of blocking
blocking	noun	the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschließen

den Durchgang blockieren

🇫🇷French

obturer

bloquer le passage

🇪🇸Spanish

obturar

bloquear el paso a través

🇮🇹Italian

otturare

bloccare il passaggio

🇳🇱Dutch

afsluiten

doorgang blokkeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

obturar

bloquear a passagem

🇷🇺Russian

закупоривать

заблокировать проход через

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डाटना

मार्ग को अवरुद्ध करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাধ্য করা

মাধ্যমে পথ আটকান

🇮🇳Tamil

முடக்கு

வழியாக செல்லும் தடை

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డుపెట్టు

మార్గాన్ని నిరోధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओघळणे

मार्ग अवरोधित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થૂળ કરવું

માર્ગને અવરોધિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಬ್ಬುಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക

വഴി തടയുക

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ کرنا

گزرنے کو روکیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闭塞

阻止通过

🇯🇵Japanese

閉塞した

通過を阻止する

🇰🇷Korean

막다

통과를 차단하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bịt kín

chặn lối đi qua

🇹🇭Thai

อ้วนท้วน

ขวางทางผ่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuat lebih kedap

memblokir jalan masuk

🇵🇭Filipino

mapangahas

harangan ang daanan

🇲🇾Malay

bersuara

menyekat laluan melalui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سد

منع المرور من خلال

🇮🇷Persian

پرکردن

مسدود کردن عبور از

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkamak

geçişi engellemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לסתום

לחסום את המעבר

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