1. to block or obstruct (a passage or opening)
Usage: archaic; medical

Examples

• The physician noted that mucus had oppilated the patient’s airways.
• Ancient texts describe how certain substances could oppilate the body’s natural channels.
• The herbalist warned that excessive consumption might oppilate the digestive passages.
• Medieval medical treatises often discussed remedies to prevent oppilated vessels.
• The old manuscript explained how cold humors could oppilate the blood’s flow.