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constringe

[kuhn-strinj]

verb (used with object), -stringed, -string·ing.

to constrict; compress; cause to contract.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin constringere to draw tight, tie up, equivalent to con- con- + stringere to draw; see constrict

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constringe (kənˈstrɪndʒ)

—vb
	rare (tr) to shrink or contract

[C17: from Latin constringere to bind together; see constrain]

con'stringency

—n

con'stringent

—*adj*

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