constrict
Use Constrict in a sentence
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.
Origin:
1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1725–35 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin constrīctus (past participle of constringere to draw together, tie up), equivalent to con- con- + strīc- (variant stem of stringere to tie; see strict) + -tus past participle suffix
1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1725–35 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin constrīctus (past participle of constringere to draw together, tie up), equivalent to con- con- + strīc- (variant stem of stringere to tie; see strict) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
non·con·strict·ed, adjective
non·con·strict·ing, adjective
un·con·strict·ed, adjective
well-con·strict·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten.
1. cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten.
Antonyms
1. expand.
1. expand.
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constrict (kənˈstrɪkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place |
| 2. | to hold in or inhibit; limit |
| [C18: from Latin constrictus compressed, from constringere to tie up together; see | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Close this nation, cow it, constrict it and you unravel its magic.
She is worried about talk that the work-study program might constrict with the economy.
Other nerves constrict outlying blood vessels to reduce heat loss to the environment.
And do not wear clothes that constrict the waist or abdomen.
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