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constrict

Syllabification: (con·strict)
Pronunciation: /kənˈstrikt/
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Definition of constrict

verb

[with object]
  • make narrower, especially by encircling pressure:chemicals that constrict the blood vessels (as adjective constricted)constricted air passages
  • [no object] become narrower:he felt his throat constrict
  • (of a snake) coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.
  • inhibit or restrict:the fear and the reality of crime constrict many people’s lives

Derivatives

constrictive

Pronunciation: /-tiv/
adjective

Origin:

mid 18th century: from Latin constrict- 'bound tightly together', from the verb constringere (see constrain)

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