otturare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to stop up, to seal
2. (transitive) to block, to block up
3. (transitive) to fill (teeth)

Concepts

stop up

plug

fill

clog

hamper

hinder

obstruct

obturate

plaster

seal

🦭

secure

strangle

choke on

block

cover over

choke

fill in

grout

Synonyms

ostruire

tappare

chiudere

ingrassare

ostacolare

riempire

colmare

costipare

inceppare

intasare

occludere

pressare

stuccare

tamponare

turare

🛑

app’là

impignare

raggruppare pressando

posare i mattoni

bloccare

ricoprire con fango

comprimere

ingozzare

Translations

boucher

tapar

atascar

plomber

obturar

atorar

barrar

verstopfen

tapar

obturer

🦭

obstruir

verputzen

blockieren

versperren

stopfen

Hyphenated as

ot‧tu‧rà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ot.tuˈra.re/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obtūrāre. Compare the doublet turare.