It is constellation, which causeth all that a man doeth.
Gower.
Con`ster*na"tion (?), n. [L. consternatio, fr. consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of consternere to throw down, prostrate; con + sternere to spread out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See Stratum.] Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
The chiefs around,
In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned.
Attend the stern reply.
Pope.
Syn. -- Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic; perturbation. See Alarm.
Con"sti*pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constipated; p. pr. & vb. n. Constipating.] [L. constipatus, p. p. of constipare; con- + stipare to crowd together. See Costive.] 1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together or condense. [Obs.]
Of cold the property is to condense and constipate.
Bacon.
2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.