"constringe" meaning in English

See constringe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: constringes [present, singular, third-person], constringing [participle, present], constringed [participle, past], constringed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒ Etymology: From Latin cōnstringere. See constrain. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|constringo|cōnstringere}} Latin cōnstringere Head templates: {{en-verb}} constringe (third-person singular simple present constringes, present participle constringing, simple past and past participle constringed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To constrict; to tighten. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-constringe-en-verb-vTPdVgmB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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