Synonyms & related words for obturate

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Words related to obturate

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Where does obturate come from?

The word obturate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ob-, from Latin ob (“against, up”); tur, from Latin turare (“to stop up, close”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“to make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.