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con⋅strict
[kuh
n-strikt] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress. |
| 2. | to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life. |
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| con·strict (kən-strĭkt') v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts v. tr.
To become constricted. [Latin cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.] con·stric'tive adj., con·stric'tive·ly adv. |
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Constrict
Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See Constrain.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict. --Todd & Bowman.
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Language Translation for : constrict
Spanish:
apretar, oprimir,
German:
zusammenschnüren,
Japanese:
締めつける
constrict
c.1400 (constriction), from L. constrictus, pp. of constringere "compress" (see constrain). A direct borrowing from L. of the same word which, via Fr., became constrain.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: con·strict
Pronunciation: k&n-'strikt
Function: transitive verb
1 : to make narrow or draw together <constrict thepupil of the eye>
2 : to subject (as a body part) to compression <constrict a nerve> constrict intransitive senses
: to becomeconstricted —con·stric·tive /-'strik-tiv/ adjective
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constrict con·strict (kən-strĭkt')
v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts
To make smaller or narrower especially by binding or squeezing.
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