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obstruct

Pronunciation: /əbˈstɹʌkt/

The English word “obstruct” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
  3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Etymology

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

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