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con·stringe

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
con·stringed, con·string·ing, con·string·es

To cause to contract; constrict.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin cnstringere, to compress ; see constrain

OTHER FORMS:
con·stringen·cy(Noun), con·stringent(Adjective)

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