astrict

[uh-strikt]

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verb (used with object)

to bind fast; constrain.

to bind morally or legally.

Origin of astrict

1505–15; < Latin astrīctus drawn together, bound, tightened (past participle of astringere), equivalent to a- a-⁵ + strig- (variant stem of stringere to draw) + -tus past participle suffix. See astringe

Related formsas·tric·tion, noun

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Related Words for astrict

oblige, constrain, restrict, bind, force, restrain

British Dictionary definitions for astrict

astrict

verb

(tr) archaic to bind, confine, or constrict

Derived Formsastriction, nounastrictive, adjectiveastrictively, adverb

Word Origin for astrict

C16: from Latin astrictus drawn closely together, from astringere to lighten, from stringere to bind

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