constrict
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kənˈstɹɪkt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪkt
Verb
[edit]constrict (third-person singular simple present constricts, present participle constricting, simple past and past participle constricted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
- To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
- (figurative) To limit or restrict.
- Synonym: inhibit
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to narrow
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References
[edit]- “constrict”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “constrict”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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