Constipate
Translation of "constipate" into Russian
constipate
VerbUK
/ˈkɒnstɪpeɪt/
US
/ˈkɑnstɪpeɪt/
constipate
constipates
constipated Past Simple / Past Participle
constipating Gerund
страдать запором
If you do not drink enough water, you may constipate even on an otherwise healthy diet.
Если вы пьёте недостаточно воды, вы можете страдать запором даже при в целом здоровой диете.
перен.
Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the entire approval process.
Бюрократическая волокита может застопорить весь процесс утверждения.
вызывать запор
The medication can constipate some patients, so it's important to stay hydrated.
Некоторые лекарства могут вызывать запор у пациентов, поэтому важно пить достаточно воды.
Definitions
constipate
VerbUK
/ˈkɒnstɪpeɪt/
US
/ˈkɑnstɪpeɪt/
To cause someone to become unable to easily pass waste from their body.
The medication can constipate some patients, so it's important to stay hydrated.
To become unable to easily pass waste from the body; to suffer constipation.
If you do not drink enough water, you may constipate even on an otherwise healthy diet.
Figuratively, to slow down or hinder the normal movement or progress of something.
Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the entire approval process.