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constringe |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Constringe \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: constringe v : become tight ar as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: {constrict}, {narrow}]
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