English → Latin
“obstruct” in Latin
claudōto shut up, close, lock; to imprison, confine; to encompass, surroundobstruōto build before or against; build, block, or wall up; stop up, barricade, render impassable; to obstruct, stop up, hindeinterclūdōto shut out or off; to close; to hinder, stop or block, keep awayobstōto stand before, stand in the way of, obstruct, block, oppose; to thwart, hinderinterrumpōto break apart; to break off, interrupt or cut short; to interrupt
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obstruct
To block up, claudere (shut in); obstruere, obsepire, intercludere. To obstruct the way, viam praecludere; viam obstruere (barricade); iter obsepire; iter intercludere, interrumpere.
To be an obstacle in the way of, impedire aliquem ab aliqua re, or merely aliqua re (never in aliqua re); impedimento esse alicui (alicui rei); ad aliquid (never in aliqua re) impedimentum afferre alicui rei faciendae; obstare or officere alicui and alicui rei alicujus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obstruct?
- The usual Latin words for “obstruct” are claudō, obstruō, interclūdō; also obstō, interrumpō. 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.