Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin cōnstīpāre (to crowd or press closely together).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ko.stiˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: co‧sti‧pà‧re

Verb

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costipàre (first-person singular present costìpo, first-person singular past historic costipài, past participle costipàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to gather, to cram together (e.g. the public)
  2. (transitive, medicine) to constipate, to cause constipation in (e.g. one's stomach)
  3. (transitive) to compact (especially soil)

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