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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•strict /kənˈstrɪkt/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) be tight, narrower, or smaller;
compress: [no object]The blood vessels constricted immediately.[~ + object]This medicine will constrict the blood vessels. - [~ + object]
- to limit or restrain (the actions of) someone:The new constitution constricts the powers of the chairman.
- to limit or restrain the actions or powers of (someone):The regulations constrict the chairman in his duties.
con•stric•tive, adj. See -strict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•strict (kən strikt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to draw or press in;
cause to contract or shrink;
compress. - to slow or stop the natural course or development of:Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life.
- 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
- 1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1725–35 for current senses; late Middle English
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expand.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: constrict /kənˈstrɪkt/ vb (transitive)- to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place
- to hold in or inhibit; limit
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin constrictus compressed, from constringere to tie up together; see constrain |