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v., -strict·ed, -strict·ing, -stricts.

v.tr.

1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.
2. To squeeze or compress.
3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty.

v.intr.

To become constricted.

[Latin cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress. See constrain.]

constrictive con·stric'tive adj.
constrictively con·stric'tive·ly adv.

verb

1. To make smaller or narrower: constringe, narrow. See tighten/loosen, wide/narrow.
2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together: compact, compress, constringe, contract, shrink. See increase/decrease.
3. To subject to compression: compact, compress, constringe, squeeze. See tighten/loosen.
4. To check the freedom and spontaneity of: constrain, cramp, inhibit. See free/unfree, tighten/loosen.

v

Definition: inhibit
Antonyms: expand, free, let go, loosen, open, release

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Restricting movement or dilatation of an organ.

IN BRIEF: To tighten or make smaller by pressing or squeezing.

Susie's tight shoes tended to constrict her toes.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - snøre sammen, indsnævre, sammentrække
v. intr. - blive indsnævret

Nederlands (Dutch)
vernauwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - être une entrave pour, comprimer (le sang, les vaisseau), gêner (la respiration), (fig) être une entrave pour
v. intr. - se comprimer, être gêné

Deutsch (German)
v. - einzwängen, verengen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στενεύω, περιστέλλω, περισφίγγω

Italiano (Italian)
restringere, contrarre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - constringir

Русский (Russian)
сжимать, сужать, ограничивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estrechar, apretar
v. intr. - estrecharse, apretarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dra samman, snöra in, få att dra ihop sig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
压缩, 束紧

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 壓縮, 束緊
v. intr. - 壓縮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 단단히 죄다, 억제하다
v. intr. - 좁아지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 締め付ける, 圧縮する, 収縮させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضيق, ضغط على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כיווץ, צמצם, הצר, הידק‬
v. intr. - ‮התכווץ, הצטמצם‬

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