Hyphenation of obturate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word obturate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ob-tu-rate

Definitions of obturate:

1.	Block passage through Obstruct the path

Synonyms of obturate:

verb	obstruct, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up, impede, hinder

Last hyphenations of this language

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