constrict
[ kuhn-strikt ]
/ kənˈstrɪkt /
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verb (used with object)
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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Origin of constrict
OTHER WORDS FROM constrict
non·con·strict·ed, adjectivenon·con·strict·ing, adjectiveun·con·strict·ed, adjectivewell-con·strict·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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