astringe

[ uh-strinj ]

/ əˈstrɪndʒ /

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verb (used with object), as·tringed, as·tring·ing.

to compress; bind together; constrict.

RELATED WORDS

circumscribe, cramp, compress, restrict, curb, strangle, condense, tauten, restrain, confine, shrink, tighten, concentrate, tense, clench, squeeze, tuck, pinch, choke, contract

Nearby words

astray, astrict, astriction, astrid, astride, astringe, astringent, astringer, astrionics, astro-, astro-inertial guidance

Origin of astringe

1515–25; < Latin astringere to draw together, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + stringere to draw; see stringent

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