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astringe

[ uh-strinj ]
/ əˈstrɪndʒ /
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verb (used with object), as·tringed, as·tring·ing.
to compress; bind together; constrict.
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Origin of astringe

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

Words nearby astringe

astray, Streetcar Named Desire, A, astrict, Astrid, astride, astringe, astringent, astringer, astrionics, astro-, astroarchaeology
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Words related to astringe

circumscribe, compress, cramp, choke, clench, concentrate, condense, confine, constringe, contract, curb, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, strangulate
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