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Constrict — Con*strict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See {Constrain}.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constrict — constríct adj. m., pl. constrícţi; f. sg. constríctă, pl. constrícte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic CONSTRÍCT, Ă adj. (biol.; despre unele organe) Îngustat din loc în … Dicționar Român
constrict — I (compress) verb abbreviate, abridge, astringe, bind, capsulize, cause to contract, clench, coarct, compact, concentrate, condense, consolidate, constnnge, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crush, draw together, make brief, make dense, make smaller … Law dictionary
constrict — (v.) early 15c., from L. constrictus, pp. of constringere compress (see CONSTRAIN (Cf. constrain)). A direct borrowing from Latin of the same word which, via French, became constrain. Related: Constricted; constricting … Etymology dictionary
constrict — compress, *contract, shrink, condense, deflate Analogous words: *tie, bind: restrict, confine, circumscribe, *limit: *restrain, curb Contrasted words: *expand, dilate, distend, swell, inflate: enlarge, *increas … New Dictionary of Synonyms
constrict — [v] inhibit astringe, choke, circumscribe, clench, compress, concentrate, condense, confine, constringe, contract, cramp, curb, draw together, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, strangulate, tauten, tense,… … New thesaurus
constrict — ► VERB 1) make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure; tighten. 2) deprive of freedom of movement. DERIVATIVES constriction noun constrictive adjective. ORIGIN from Latin constringere bind tightly together … English terms dictionary
constrict — [kən strikt′] vt. [< L constrictus, pp. of constringere: see CONSTRAIN] 1. to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract 2. to hold in; limit; restrict constrictive adj … English World dictionary
constrict — con·strict kən strikt vt 1) to make narrow or draw together <constrict the pupil of the eye> 2) to subject (as a body part) to compression <constrict a nerve> vi to become constricted con·stric·tive strik tiv adj … Medical dictionary
constrict — verb Constrict is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑chest, ↑throat Constrict is used with these nouns as the object: ↑artery, ↑blood vessel … Collocations dictionary
constrict — UK [kənˈstrɪkt] / US verb Word forms constrict : present tense I/you/we/they constrict he/she/it constricts present participle constricting past tense constricted past participle constricted formal 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become smaller… … English dictionary
