CONSTRICT


Meaning of CONSTRICT in English

■ verb make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure.

↘(of a snake) coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.

Derivatives

~ion noun

~ive adjective

Origin

C18 (earlier (ME) as ~ion ): from L. ~- , constringere (see constrain ).

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