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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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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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