verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of constringere Date: 1732 transitive verb 1. to make narrow or draw together, compress , squeeze , to stultify, stop, or cause to falter ; inhibit , intransitive verb to become ~ed, see: contract ~ive adjective
CONSTRICT
Meaning of CONSTRICT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012