constrict

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

Borrowed from Latin constrictus, past participle of constringo.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

constrict (third-person singular simple present constricts, present participle constricting, simple past and past participle constricted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
2. (figurative) To limit or restrict.

Related terms

• constriction
• constraint
• restrict
• strict

Translations

to narrow

• Bulgarian: свивам (bg) (svivam), стягам (bg) (stjagam), стеснявам (bg) (stesnjavam)
• Czech: zúžit
• Finnish: puristaa (fi), supistaa (fi), kuristaa (fi), surkastaa
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: einengen (de), verengen (de)
• Latin: praestringō
• Turkish: daralmak (tr), sıkışmak (tr)

See also

• constrain