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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) constringe
to constrict; compress; cause to contract or shrink.

Etymology: (1595–1605; < L constringere to draw tight, tie up; see constrict)

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1. (verb) constrict, constringe, narrow
become tight or as if tight
"Her throat constricted"

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Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) constringe
to dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink

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