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as⋅tringe

   [uh-strinj]
–verb (used with object), -tringed, -tring⋅ing.
to compress; bind together; constrict.
Origin:
1515–25; < L astringere to draw together, equiv. to a- a- 5 + stringere to draw; see stringent
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astringe

verb
1. constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" 
2. become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" 

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Astringe

As*tringe"\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astringed (-tr[i^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing (-j[i^]ng).] [L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight. Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t.]

1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes. --Bacon.

2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. --Wolsey.

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