constrict
- to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life.
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circumscribe, cramp, compress, restrict, curb, strangle, condense, tauten, restrain, confine, shrink, tighten, concentrate, tense, clench, squeeze, tuck, pinch, choke, contractExamples from the Web for constrict
Contemporary Examples of constrict
I had saline mixed with Lidocaine pumped into my face to constrict my blood vessels and numb me so I could endure the zapping.
Historical Examples of constrict
A thread or the like tied about a blood vessel or other structure to constrict it.
Surgery, with Special Reference to PodiatryMaximilian Stern
Clothing should not constrict the body or hamper its movements.
The error deforms his faith as much as it tends to stiffen and constrict his life.
Studies of ChristianityJames Martineau
High stand-up collars are certainly to be avoided, as they constrict the Adam's apple and muffle the tone of the voice.
By virtue of this power they are enabled to constrict many dead animal matters.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
constrict
- to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place
- to hold in or inhibit; limit
Word Origin for constrict
Word Origin and History for constrict
early 15c., from Latin constrictus, past participle of constringere "compress" (see constrain). A direct borrowing from Latin of the same word which, via French, became constrain. Related: Constricted; constricting.
constrict
(kən-strĭkt′)- To make smaller or narrower, especially by binding or squeezing.