astringe
transitive verb
as·tringe
əˈstrinj
-ed/-ing/-s
: to bind together : cause (tissue) to draw together : constrict, compress
Word History
Etymology
Latin astringere, adstringere to bind fast, from ad- + stringere to bind tight
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