enstraiten

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ straiten.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈstɹeɪtə̆n/

Verb

enstraiten (third-person singular simple present enstraitens, present participle enstraitening, simple past and past participle enstraitened)

1. (archaic) To render narrow or narrower; make strait; curtail (property).
   • 1589, Robert Payne, A briefe description of Ireland, page 11:

     He hath already to plesure his countrie instraightned his demeanes.

2. (rare, literary) Constrain; bring into straits.
   • 1618, Edmund Bolton, The Roman histories of Lucius Julius Florus, page 142:

     But the Romans had enstraitned her before she was aware thereof.

Anagrams

• Tarentines, entertains, tenantries