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Definitions for Constrict
[1] to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
[2] to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life.
[3] to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place
[4] to hold in or inhibit; limit
Words related to Constrict
circumscribe, cramp, compress, restrict, curb, strangle, condense, tauten, restrain, confine, shrink, tighten, concentrate, tense, clench, squeeze, tuck, pinch, choke, contract
Words nearby Constrict
constitutive, constr., constrain, constrained, constraint, constrict, constriction, constriction ring, constrictive, constrictive pericarditis, constrictor
Origin of Constrict
1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1725–35 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin constrīctus (past participle of constringere to draw together, tie up), equivalent to con- con- + strīc- (variant stem of stringere to tie; see strict) + -tus past participle suffix
Other words from Constrict
non·con·strict·ed , adjective
non·con·strict·ing , adjective
un·con·strict·ed , adjective
well-con·strict·ed , adjective
Word origin for Constrict
C18: from Latin constrictus compressed, from constringere to tie up together; see constrain
Synonyms for Constrict
circumscribe, compress, cramp, astringe, choke, clench, concentrate, condense, confine, constringe, contract, curb, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, strangulate, tauten, tense, tighten, tuck, draw together