v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: CONTRACT 3, compress, concentrate, condense, shrink
Related Words: curb, restrain; circumscribe, confine, limit, restrict
Contrasted Words: enlarge, expand, increase, maximize
2 to make narrow or narrower FF1C; the muscles that constrict the sphincter FF1E;
Synonyms: constringe, narrow
Related Words: gather, plait, pucker; compress, constrain, squeeze; astringe
Contrasted Words: broaden, dilate, distend, widen
Antonyms: expand