English → Latin
“constipate” in Latin
dēnsōto make thick, thicken, condense; to crowd together, press together; to condensecondēnsōto make very dense, press close together, condensespissōto thicken, condense; to urge on, hasten (an action)cōnferciōto fill completely, stuff full ofcomprimōto compress (squeeze together); to restrain, contain, repress or curb, hinder, check; to withhold or conceal evidences osupprimōto press down or under, suppress; to detain or restrain, suppress; to sinkdūrōto harden, make hard; to last or endure; to drycohibeōto hold together, contain, confine, comprise; to keep (back), hinder, stay, stop, restrain; to hold in check, limit, repfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify; to say, affirm, assert; to reinforce the couragesistōto cause to stand; to set; to place; to stop, to halt; to place oneself; to stand
The English word constipate itself goes back to Latin stīpō, through cōnstīpātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
constipate
to condense, densare: condensare: spissare: conspissare: confercire: comprimere [Vid: CONDENSE].
To produce costiveness, alvum astringere, supprimere, comprimere, durare (Cels.): cohibere, firmare, sistere, inhibere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for constipate?
- The usual Latin words for “constipate” are dēnsō, condēnsō, spissō; also cōnferciō, comprimō, supprimō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.