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dam up vs obturate

obturate vs dam up

dam up and obturate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dam up No No Yes No
obturate No No Yes No
As verbs, obturate is a hypernym of dam up; that is, obturate is a word with a broader meaning than dam up:
  • dam up: obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
  • obturate: block passage through
Other hypernyms of dam up include block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, occlude.
dam up (verb) obturate (verb)
obstruct with, or as if with, a dam block passage through
Difference between dam up and obturate

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