constipate
/ˈkɒnstɪpeɪt/verb
with obj.(一般作be constipated)
- affect (a person or animal) with constipation使便秘：
regular heroin users can become constipated.
定期使用吗啡者可能会患便秘症。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin constipat- 'crowded or pressed together', from the verb constipare, from con- 'together' + stipare 'press, cram'.