Synonyms

astrict

American

[uh-strikt] / əˈstrɪkt /

verb (used with object)

to bind fast; constrain.
to bind morally or legally.

astrict British

/ əˈstrɪkt /

verb

archaic (tr) to bind, confine, or constrict

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Other Word Forms

astriction noun
astrictive adjective
astrictively adverb

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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It could not be kept at all; for, either it must oblige us to honour all indefinitely, as fathers, and other relations, which cannot be; or else it must leave us still in suspense and ignorance, who shall be the object of our honour; and then it can never be kept: or finally, it must astrict our honouring to such definite relations, to whom it is due; and then our transgression of that restriction shall be a breach of it.

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