infibulate

[in'fibjuleit]
  • vt. 扣住;夹住;封锁
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infibulate (v.)
1620s, from Latin infibulatus, past participle of infibulare "to close with a clasp," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + fibula "a clasp, pin" (see fibula). Related: Infibulated.