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constringe

[kuhn-strinj]

con·stringe

[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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