constrict

1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1725–35 for current senses; late Middle English <Latin constrīctus (past participle of constringere to draw together, tie up), equivalent to con-con- + strīc- (variant stem of stringere to tie; see strict) + -tus past participle suffix

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non·con·strict·ed, adjectivenon·con·strict·ing, adjectiveun·con·strict·ed, adjectivewell-con·strict·ed, adjective

Words nearby constrict

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How to use constrict in a sentence

Leaving your noggin exposed can further constrict your body’s blood flow.
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It faced a coronavirus-induced layoffs of 13 employees —about half of its staff — driven by abruptly constricted advertising budgets.
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The already crimped TV advertising market further constricted in the past month, though that tightness could slacken as the fourth quarter comes to a close and inventory prices come back down to earth.
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For the red dots, the muscle oxygen data suggests that this subject had a weak response in constricting blood flow to the muscles.
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Pointed political debate might get removed, and free expression would be constricted.
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I had saline mixed with Lidocaine pumped into my face to constrict my blood vessels and numb me so I could endure the zapping.
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It twines round the stems of lofty trees, which its flattened coils gradually constrict with almost life-like cruelty!
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By virtue of this power they are enabled to constrict many dead animal matters.
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Cartilaginous or partially calcified biconcave vertebrae are always well developed; they constrict the notochord intervertebrally.
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Biconcave cartilaginous vertebrae are developed, and as is the case in most fishes, constrict the notochord vertebrally.
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(b.) Those in which he tries to constrict it, by reuniting its separated sides.
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British Dictionary definitions for constrict

constrict

/ (kənˈstrɪkt) /

verb (tr)

to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place

to hold in or inhibit; limit

Word Origin for constrict

C18: from Latin constrictus compressed, from constringere to tie up together; see constrain

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constrict

[ kən-strĭkt′ ]

To make smaller or narrower, especially by binding or squeezing.

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