<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) constipate</li><li>to cause constipation in; make costive</li><li>Informal: to cause to become slow-moving or immobilized; restrict the action or effectiveness of</li><li>Bureaucratic red tape can constipate the operations of any government agency</li><li>Obsolete: to crowd or pack closely together</li></ul>