astrict
[ uh-strikt ]
/ əˈstrɪkt /
verb (used with object)
to bind fast; constrain.
to bind morally or legally.
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Origin of astrict
OTHER WORDS FROM astrict
as·tric·tion, nounWords nearby astrict
astral, astral body, astrangia, astraphobia, astray, astrict, astriction, astrid, astride, astringe, astringent
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Example sentences from the Web for astriction
Astriction, as-trik′shun, n. a binding or contraction: restriction.
Astriction to the soil was at once the foundation and the symbol of that serfdom.
Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber|James Aitken Wylie
British Dictionary definitions for astriction
astrict
/ (əˈstrɪkt) /
verb
(tr) archaic to bind, confine, or constrict
Derived forms of astrict
astriction, nounastrictive, adjectiveastrictively, adverbWord Origin for astrict
C16: from Latin astrictus drawn closely together, from astringere to lighten, from stringere to bind
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Medical definitions for astriction
astriction
[ ə-strĭk′shən ]
n.
Astringent action.
Compression to arrest hemorrhage.
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