ADJ.
dry'd, leading
VERB + CONSTIPATE
seemed, travel
CONSTIPATE + NOUN
body, digestion
verb
To cause constipation in, render costive.
The medication can constipate you if you’re not drinking enough water.
The long hours of travel seemed to constipate his digestion.
To constrict, contract (tissues, the body, fibres, etc.); to make firm and compact by pressing together.
To pack or crowd together.
adj
Constipated, costive.
By […] much Sweating, the Bowels were heated, and dry'd, and rendred Constipate.
The medication can constipate you if you’re not drinking enough water.
WiktionaryThe long hours of travel seemed to constipate his digestion.
WiktionaryA lack of fiber can constipate the body, leading to discomfort.
WiktionaryBy […] much Sweating, the Bowels were heated, and dry'd, and rendred Constipate.
WiktionaryThat'll constipate you.
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