abstrict

English

Etymology

From Latin ab (“by”) + stringō (“to draw tight”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æbˈstɹɪkt/
• Rhymes: -ɪkt

Verb

abstrict (third-person singular simple present abstricts, present participle abstricting, simple past and past participle abstricted)

1. (transitive, biology, mycology) To cut off, as in abstriction; abjoint