oppilate definition - Dictionary

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op·pi·late [ óppə làyt ] (past and past participle op·pi·lat·ed, present participle op·pi·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular op·pi·lates)

transitive verb

Definition:

cause blockage in: to block up a body passage such as a duct or a body opening such as a pore

[15th century. < Latin oppilat-, past participle of oppilare "stop up" < pilare "heap up" < pila "heap of stones"]

op·pi·la·tion [ òppə láysh'n ] noun