| Pronunciation: | | kun'strinj
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[v] become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" |
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CONSTRINGE is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | constrict, narrow |
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| | See Also: | | astringe, strangulate, tighten |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constringed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Constringing}.] [L. constringere. See
{onstrain}.]
To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;
to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]
Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the
fibers, and coagulate the fluids. --Arbuthnot.
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