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straiten
[ streyt-n ]
/ ˈstreɪt n /
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verb (used with object)
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones: His obligations had straitened him.
to restrict in range, extent, amount, pecuniary means, etc: Poverty straitens one's way of living.
Archaic.
- to make narrow.
- to confine within narrow limits.
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British Dictionary definitions for straiten
straiten
/ (ˈstreɪtən) /
verb
(tr; usually passive) to embarrass or distress, esp financially
(tr) to limit, confine, or restrict
archaic to make or become narrow
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