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obturate
/əbˈtjʊəreɪt/
verb
[WITH OBJECT]technical
Block up; obstruct.
Origin
Late 16th century (as obturation): from Latin obturat- ‘stopped up’, from the verb obturare.
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In order to create a safer home, beaver obturate streams, making a dam and creating a pond to surround their lodge.
