1. past tense and past participle of obturate; to block, close, or seal an opening or passage
Usage: technical; medical/dental

Examples

• The dentist obturated the root canal with a filling material.
• The artery was obturated by a blood clot.
• They obturated the leak in the pipe with epoxy resin.
• The surgeon obturated the wound to prevent infection.
• The opening was obturated to stop the flow of fluid.